Children in the U. S. could soon be playing with a talking Jesus toy, a bearded Moses, Daniel in the lion's den and other biblical figures, as company One2Believe convinced Wal-Mart to sell Bible-based toys to promote the Christian faith to children. David Socha, founder of One2believe, the company which manufactures the dolls said he is optimistic the demand for "God-honoring" toys will increase as children will be attracted to toys that focuses on Christian teachings and morality.

Nearly a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores will wear a new face replicating the famed Kwik-E-Marts from "The Simpsons" cartoon. Kwik-E-Mart, which was designed in the show to poke fun at 7-Eleven Inc's more than 6,000 North American stores, features unhealthy snacks like Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees -- a spin off of 7-Eleven's Slurpees.

A life-sized Homer Simpson statue has been recovered and returned to the movie theater from which it was stolen, located in a popular suburban shopping mall near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's largest city. "This case has been solved," Mazlan Mansor, police chief of Malaysia's central Petaling Jaya district, told the Associated Press. The culprits, tracked down by local police, were allegedly just overzealous fans of "The Simpsons. "

Colorado Springs artist Jason Baalman is trying out an array of unusual mediums that can produce a picture on a canvass - be it ketchup with French fries, or chocolate syrup with a spoon. But this 30-year-old artist has an eye for technology too, as he has also painted a replica of the Mona Lisa using Microsoft's Paint accessory software. Since posting a video of himself painting portraits of Ronald McDonald and Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the documentary "Super Size Me," using ketchup and French fries on social networking website You Tube, Baalman - previously a struggling artist - has bagged a huge backlog of portrait orders.

The anti-government sit-ins in Beirut by pro-Hezbollah supporters have resulted in a marketing coup for the designer of a new perfume named "Resistance. " Although the perfume is being marketed to protesters - as a way to smell fresh no matter how long they have been camped out without a shower in Lebanon's capital city - it is also selling briskly in Lebanon's stores as well as in other countries. Ali Aaqil Khalil, who invented Resistance perfume, is not a member of Hezbollah and the perfume is neither endorsed or opposed by the militant group.