An elderly woman was threatened with a knife by a motorist who blamed her of taking his parking space. The 58-year-old hospital worker parked her black Peugeot 407 in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square when a man shocked her by screaming at her. With a knife held up to her throat, the attacker shouted, "You have stolen my f***ing parking space. " The woman, whose name has not yet been disclosed, offered to leave the space but the attacker refused and continued to abuse her.

An elderly woman was threatened with a knife by a motorist who blamed her of taking his parking space. The 58-year-old hospital worker parked her black Peugeot 407 in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square when a man shocked her by screaming at her. With a knife held up to her throat, the attacker shouted, "You have stolen my f***ing parking space. " The woman, whose name has not yet been disclosed, offered to leave the space but the attacker refused and continued to abuse her.

A drought in Australia has forced thirsty snakes looking for water to migrate from the parched countryside into urban areas. Officials say it is the worst drought there in a century. Many of the snakes are poisonous and pose a threat to people. Eastern Brown snakes are among the most poisonous of the world's snakes. A 16-year-old boy in Sydney was bitten by an Eastern Brown snake and died of a heart attack shortly after, officials said.

What else could be a perfect gift for a horse lover as a horse bracelet or horse-embalmed cuff link? Keeping that small community of horse-lovers in mind a business woman from New Jersey has launched a Website that specially takes care of the interests of horse-lovers or horse-jewelry lovers. The Website, www. myhorsejewelry. com, offers a range of equestrian jewelry including, horse necklaces, horse bracelets, horse earrings and horse pins.

An 18-year-old woman who was on her way to go shopping a few days before Christmas was stuck in the elevator of her apartment building for over four days after it broke between the first and second floors. Although she sounded the alarm signal for help, no one was there to help her. "I was hungry and cold, but there was a little light, and I played with my shoes, meditated and slept," the woman said, according to the French daily Le Parisien.