Angela Bustillo, who was crowned Miss Catabria 2007, was debarred from the title after it was learned that she was the mother of a three-year-old boy. The incident has sparked the issue of sexism in the country since, according to Bustillo, no such limitations apply to contestants in the Mr. Cantabria contest. Bustillo, 22, said she knew the pageant's rules that bar pregnant women, or those who already have children, from taking part in the contest, but that she thought they were obsolete.

Do you want to own a country? All you have to do is pay $126 million and the Principality of Sealand, located seven miles off Harwich, Essex in England, could be yours. Sealand is a self-proclaimed mini-state on a former World War II fort. It has its own passports, currency and stamps.

A 67-year-old Spanish woman has reportedly given birth to twins by Cesarean section. The twins were delivered at the Barcelona Hospital de Sant Pau and were doing well. According to AFP news, hospital spokeswomen neither revealed the identity of the woman and her offspring, nor the sex of the twins on grounds of patient confidentiality.

A drunk Spanish student is now in trouble after cycling for two miles the wrong way down the fast lane of an Italian motorway. The police said the 22-year-old Spanish student was arrested by traffic cops along the Autostrada del Sole, near Parma, Italy. A breathalyzer test conducted on the student found that he was four times over the legal driving limit.

Franco-Spanish tobacco producer Altadis has launched the world's most expensive cigar called the "Behike. " The limited edition of the Cohiba brand will sell for $420 each in commemoration of its 40th anniversary. A batch of 4,000 Behike has been released with each box of 40 to retail for $18,846.