Locals in a French town are angry over a wedding where the newly-weds scattered shredded euros during the ceremony. Residents in the town of Sete threw themselves on the ground to gather bits of 5, 10, 20 and 50 euro notes thrown as confetti at the July 8 wedding. Frederic, a resident, says to Liberation newspaper, "People chucking money away in the street for everyone to see, when there are so many struggling to get by!"

Chilean authorities are asking French police for help in apprehending con artists who costs thousands of people their money in a cheese selling scam. People were persuaded to buy a powder which they were told would turn into a cheese once it was mixed with milk. It was said to make skin look younger and be very valuable, costing about $500, and was all the craze in France. It turned out to be a food supplement that sold for about $4.

The latest trend on the World Wide Web has emerged from the World Cup final and its called 'Head-butting. ' The cyber-term refers to Zinedine Zidane's head-butting of Marco Materazzi in the final match of the football World Cup, between France and Italy. The incident was apparently the result of a provocation by Materazzi - supposedly it was an insult to a couple members of Zidane's family.

The head-butt fiasco of Zidane has provided inspiration for a possible summer song hit. Called "Coup de Boule," which means head-butt in English, was penned by the associates of Plage Records. The song takes its inspiration from the famous footballer's head-butting incident on Materazzi after a verbal scuttle with the Italian defender. Italy won the World Cup with a penalty shoot-out.

A British woman woke up with a strange foreign accent after she recovered from a stroke on Tuesday. Linda Walker lost her distinctive Newcastle accent while in the hospital and found herself with a mixture of Jamaican, Canadian and Slovakian accents. Mrs. Walker, a 60-year-old former university administrator, could be a victim of Foreign Accent Syndrome. This is a phenomenon that happens sometimes with patients who suffer a brain injury. They suddenly find themselves speaking differently.