Amy Winehouse has been banned from swimming amid fears she will drown. The troubled singer's excessive drinking has caused concern for those close to her and now worried staff at the St Lucia resort where she is staying have warned her to stay away from the pool.

A source explained to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "She is regularly drinking large quantities of wine and rum and no one in her condition should be going anywhere near water."

European fire ants have invaded parts of Canada, particularly Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. The spread of the fire ants has worsened in Nova Scotia and officials in that capital city will hold a briefing for residents on Monday night how to protect themselves from the insect.

The invasion has caused yards to become unusable, while homeowner have to don protective gear when moving the grass or hanging clothes dry.. The ant, which belongs to the specie Myrmica rubra, has a bite compared to a hornet's sting and an itch similar to poison ivy.

Jordan's Prince Feisal thinks softball has the power to advance women's rights in the Middle East. The 45-year-old royal - who is the younger brother of King Abdullah - has spoken out in favor of including the sport in the 2016 Olympics, after it was dropped after the 2008 Games.

Feisal thinks the ball game should be reinstated as an official Olympic Sport because it promotes equality of the sexes.

A 10-year-old girl in England has to lead a severely restricted lifestyle because she is effectively allergic to the 21st century.

So far doctors have been unsuccessful in explaining why Molly Harrad has such a severe and rare condition, but they have told her parents she would not have suffered from any of her allergies if she'd been born 100 years ago, England's Daily Telegraph reported.

Officials in Maryland are saving turtles and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by using goats instead of gas-powered lawnmowers to keep grass trimmed.

The pilot program has 40 bearded goats munching away in an enclosed area in Carroll County that contains endangered turtle habitat and invasive plant species.