A controversial plan for a 54,000-square-foot mansion proposed by Russian mogul Valery Kogan was rejected by officials after receiving a flurry of complaints from neighbors saying the house would be too large. The permit was denied Tuesday by the Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission, halting construction of what would have been the largest single-family residence since the city began reviews back in 2001.

An 18-year-old boy who reportedly snuck into the bedroom of his 15-year old girlfriend for a romantic rendezvous, but ran into her father instead, was charged with burglary and assault on Monday. Jesse Laboiteaux, 18, arrived in court to answer the charges still brandishing the two black-eyes from the incident.

Seventy-seven miles in seven days. That's how how far and how long it took the Siberian husky, Moon, to find her way home to Ely from Railroad Valley .

The waif-look could soon be officially out in the land of fashion houses. On Tuesday, the lower house of parliament adopted a landmark measure making it illegal for anyone -- including fashion magazines and celebrities - to incite or promote unhealthy thinness.

A man aimed and shot at his own son after mistaking him for a burglar attempting to creep into his home at night. Mohd Sobri realized he shot his own son, 18-year-old Mohd Zulfaqor Mohd Sobri, after the teen started screaming about how he was shot in the leg. "It was dark and I only saw a silhouette," Sobri said according to the AFP. "My son did not turn on the lights and I thought it was a thief who had broken into our house. "