In an attempt to blend in with their surroundings, sex workers in Mombasa are undergoing a drastic fashion makeover. Most have traded in their scanty work attire for the buibui, a modest, loose, flowing gown and head covering favored by Muslim women. In the city's red-light district, several buibui clad ladies of the night walk the streets. Some gave reasons for this change in clothing styles.

A Quebec court sentenced Olympic biathlete Myriam Bedard's boyfriend to six months in jail on Friday. Nima Mazhari was sentenced after being convicted of possession of stolen property and art theft for stealing 20 paintings valued at $100,000 from elderly Montreal artist Ghitta Caiserman-Roth. Mazhari previously shared an art studio with Caiserman-Roth, but prosecutors claimed Mazhari stole the well-known artist's paintings after the relationship went bad and she canceled the lease on the studio.

The addresses of an entire block of apartments in England had to be changed after the local council banned the owner from using the number 13. Council members say that no one wants to live at Number 13 because it's considered unlucky - even though it has been sold.

A 34-year-old "Panty Burglar" from Denver, Colorado was charged Monday for breaking into several homes in northwest Denver and stealing women's undergarments, pictures and other personal belongings. Carlos Vigil was charged with seven counts of second-degree burglary in three separate cases. He sneaked into the houses through open windows and doggie doors.

In the heart of central Florida a community of spiritualists with some of the world's finest psychic-mediums draws people from around the world to uncover the mysteries of their future. According to the century-old Cassadaga Hotel Web site, the town of the same name draws people who are on spiritual quests as well as those looking for self-discovery or old-fashioned romance. The town name means "stones beneath the water" and it is home to numerous psychic-mediums willing to aid people in going through the enchanted gateway to whatever it is they are looking for.