Maryland lawmakers Reps. Wayne Gilchrest and Albert Wynn became the first incumbents to lose this primary season when voters elected rivals from within the same party on Tuesday. Rep. Gilchrest lost to Republican Senator Andy Harris in a five-way race in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. Rep. Albert Wynn was beaten by Democrat Donna Edwards in Maryland's 4th Congressional district.

Guinness Book of World Records world's fattest man has confirmed he lost 230 kilograms or at least half of his original weight. Manuel Uribe, the world's fattest man was overwhelmed with this development and would throw a party in his Monterrey house.

According to Britain's Ministry of Defense, the number of UFO sightings in the country rose by about 40 percent last year. The Ministry of Defense said that in 2007, it had recorded at least 135 reports of UFO sightings. That is up from the 97 sightings recorded in 2006.

With his mother suddenly passing out while cruising at 70 mph along a three lanes of traffic, a nine-year-old boy took over the steering wheels of their car before parking it to safety. Jonathan Anderson said the car lost control and hit the road's central barrier when her mother, Marion blacked out while they were traversing the A38 in Plympton, Devon.

A talkative parrot who was never lost for words, lost his will to talk after straying in the wilds of Cambridgeshire for four days. According to his owner Cedric Tunnell, 66, Harley, an African Grey, loves to call them "Mom" and "Dad", could recite his telephone number and was constantly talking all of the time.