Fighting to the death was a real possibility for a couple in Mexico who sparred until their house blew up from a homemade gasoline bomb. Reuters, citing Milenio newspaper, reports that Juan Espinosa and Irma Contreras fired guns, threw knives and threw homemade bombs.

Never failing to make the offbeat news with his quirky sayings or ideas, the Commander of Chief of the world's most powerful nation has challenged the Slovakian Prime Minister to a grueling foot race. President Bush offered the idea as a joke when he saw Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's broken leg, who recently had surgery after suffering a fracture of his lower right leg.

A German burglar has managed to dodge a prison sentence due to a wee problem with his penis. Apparently the inmate suffers from a permanent erection, and that landed him a get out of jail free card. Maurice Baumann, 32, was sentenced to a year's jail for burglarizing British homes.

North Korea is singing the praises of female revolutionaries on International Women's Day. The official KCNA news agency says Wednesday that many people are singing songs such as "Song of coast artillery women" and "A girl innovator dashing like a steed. "

Maryland state Sen. John Giannetti saves the life of his political rival by performing the Heimlich maneuver on the choking man. The Associated Press reports victim Jim Rosapepe is running against Giannetti in the Democratic primary for the Washington district.