Rome, Italy (AHN)-A Mexican man, who at a whopping 1,200 lbs, is possibly the heaviest person in the world, is hoping to travel to Italy for a life-saving operation to shed weight.

A 9 year old Mexican boy Rafita Mirabal already has had about two dozen fights in bullrings since 2005, including his latest challenge on Sunday in Texcoco, just east of Mexico City. His contests differ slightly from a regular bullfight - the animals are younger and somewhat smaller, and he does not give the matador's final death blow with his sword. The ban on swordplay isn't to protect Rafita, but rather the sport's reputation.

An apparently angry ex-boyfriend has been arrested in England for mailing a woman a live, poisonous, 5-inch Mexican red-kneed tarantula. The unidentified woman received the plastic box at a Fosse Park mall where she worked, and was horrified when she opened the box and saw the colorful hairy spider nestled on tissue paper, The Telegraph reported. Luckily for her, as fearsome as the spider looks, it is mostly docile and did not attack.

The fourth richest man in the world and founder of IKEA stores, Ingvar Kamprad, apparently drives a 15-year-old car and always flies economy class, despite his apparent fortunes. According to the billionaire, he hopes that his frugality will inspire his over 90,000 employees to be wiser spenders.

Mexican police arrest a soldier who shot and killed two lower-ranking men for refusing to clean their base. Police spokesman Angel Lopez tells Reuters that Alonso German shot the two subordinates at an army base near Cancun.