Naughty Clint Westwood will not likely receive a Christmas present from Santa Claus anytime soon. The 22-year-old drama student at the University of Montana shoved a pumpkin pie into Santa Claus, who was entertaining visitors of Southgate Mall in Missoula.

Several members of a choral group singing Christmas carols for shoppers in a mall in Llandudno almost ended up being jailed after mall authorities summoned the help of local police in trying to stop them - from singing. According to reports, the choral group composed of 29 children with ages ranging from six to 11, were at first asked by to stop by a security guard of the shopping center after receiving complaints from shoppers the children were singing a bit loud.

Failing to free himself after his stick-on beard got caught in the rope he was using to descend from the ceiling of a shopping mall in Texas, Santa Claus had to eventually rely on the heroic efforts of firemen. Hanging 30 feet above from the ground inside the shopping mall, Santa had to be thrown a pair of scissors to cut his beard free from the rope but it only proved futile as Santa failed to extricate himself free from the rope.

Filipino youths are finding a way to fight drug-induced "fun" with "Mardi-Drugs" a week-long activity, including cheering and street dance competition in the heart of the Philippines' financial center. Students from Makati City's 42 public and private school will commence the Mardi Drugs on Wednesday in an effort to launch an anti-drugs campaign not just based on slogans but also to provide the youth with an alternative fun. The activities are in line with the celebration of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week.

A 65,000 square meter mall worth $86 million opened in Soweto, and officials say the mall marks an economic turnaround in South Africa. The opening of Maponya Mall, which features 200 stores and eight movie theaters, is expected to boost the city's prominence and help it rise from a suburb of Johannesburg to its own city. The shopping promenade is expected to generate jobs and speed up the ongoing economic boom in Soweto. Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo noted Soweto is not just undergoing a facelift, "it is undergoing a racial reconstruction and the mood is one of excitement. "