Fresh findings at a French museum that houses the remains of France heroine and saint Joan of Arc, has revealed her ashes may actually belong to a cat. The ashes were discovered in 1867 and brought to a museum in Chinon, western France.

A 1939 Auto Union D-Type, a racing car commissioned by dictator Adolf Hitler is expected to become the most expensive car ever sold at an auction. Christie's Auction House is set to auction the D-Type, believed to be one of only two in existence, in February in Paris, France. It was created by Ferdinand Porsche after a personal request from Hitler who wanted the car to be one of his propaganda tools to show off the technological superiority of the Third Reich.

Blind skier Kevin "Cannonball" Alderton has set two new world records despite his disability. His latest stunt hit a blistering 105 mph at a course in Les Arcs, France. Last week, he set a new indoor record in Landgraaf, Holland where he registered over 56mph.

Police have recovered about 79 garden gnomes that were stolen. The gnomes were found along the banks of a stream in the central Limousin region with a sign that said "gnome mistreated, gnome liberated. " Last month, 86 gnomes were found in the yard of a high school. Others were discovered on the outskirts of the city.

A study by a British think tank has given UK youth the dubious distinction of being the most badly behaved teenagers in all of Europe. The institute looked at the results of a number of studies of adolescents conducted in recent years.