Almost 50 people reportedly lost their sight after staring at the sky in hopes of catching a glimpse of the rumored image of the Virgin Mary. Officials of India's Kottayam district reported a total of 48 individuals experiencing the condition, after medical examinations determined that their retinas were burned from staring at the sun. The cases had reportedly been constantly coming in since Friday last week.

India's lucrative outsourcing sector is not limited to back office jobs. It is now emerging as a major supplier of "back bedroom jobs" as an infant outsourcing hub as well. According to the International Herald Tribune, reproduction is the newest addition to the Asian tiger's outsourcing industry. Couples from the United States and Europe are asking Indian women to serve as surrogate mothers, leading to a boom in the number of clinics offering the procedure.

An entire family managed to escape the flames engulfing their Allendale home, thanks to the screaming of the family cat. Dianne Busscher was woken up at 4:45 a. m. by the cries of the black-and-white cat, Oreo, coming from the garage. Upon investigating, Busscher saw the smoke and flames, prompting her to grab the cat, rush back inside and wake up Warren, her husband, and their five children.

A couple from Merseyside treated their guests to a cold reception after tying the knot in an igloo just at the outskirt of the Arctic Circle. Braving temperatures of minus 12C, Chris McQuade and Louise O'Mara exchange vows in Rovaniemi, Finland, witnessed by 17 family members as they tied the knot.

A woman refusing to sell her house to a medical center has found herself living in a home surrounded on three sides by parking lots. Rena Wilkey, 73, said that the layout was not bothering her, as it was the result of her strong decision to hang on to the house she's lived in for 50 years.