A Chinese soccer fan refused to let the small matter of his house catching fire disturb his enjoyment of Tuesday's World Cup match between France and Spain. A fire broke out in a hutong (narrow alley) in the centre of the Chinese capital at three in the morning local time on June 29 - kickoff time in Hanover - and gutted the traditional courtyard dwelling, the Beijing Daily Messenger reported.

A Swiss distributor stated that British health food shops will soon be offering iced cannabis tea to customers. "C-Ice Swiss Cannabis Ice Tea" will contain five percent hemp flower syrup and a very tiny amount of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

A court in Spain has bared a man from seeing his dog following a divorce. At first, the Spanish man was awarded visitation rights by a court in Barcelona.

Contemporary artist Spencer Tunick, known for his photographs of nude figures, has been at it again. The American photographer managed to persuade around 1,000 people to strip off in Spain in the name of art. According to reports, the artist expected about 300 volunteers to attend for his new creation, but he has been gladly surprised when about 1,000 have been attracted to the place. All of them have posed for his contemporary picture.

According to a Romanian newspaper, a local second division soccer club has sold one of its players for a lump of meat. The transaction was made when UT Arad sold defender Marius Cioara to fourth division side Regal Horia for almost thirty pounds of meat.