An agency for pets called Hollywood Paws have been sued by more than a dozen owners of a Rottweiler and other dogs for not making their pooches into stars. They claim that the firm had charged them tens of thousands of dollars but failed to procure film and television auditions for their pets. "I lost a lot of money," said Rachel Armstrong, owner of Goliath the Rottweiler.

All the street lights were turned off in the capital of Iceland and other towns so residents could go star gazing. The writer who came up with the idea was pleased with the outcome, even though rain and clouds obscured the view. Andri Snaer Magnason told Reuters, "All the streets lights are off, we can see a few stars. . . I would have liked to have a completely clear sky, but you can't have everything. But it was nice. "

One of Colombia's top musical instrument makers is converting shotguns and AK47 rifles into electric guitars. The guns were formerly used by fighters involved in the country's guerilla conflict. Since enforcing the peace plan, more than 30,000 illegal paramilitary fighters have turned over weapons.

A Greek bank robber used ninja throwing stars to heist 11 small suburban bank branches and taking off with a total of $63,590. Petros Onen, 49, threatened to use razor-sharp, palm-size stars like the ones carried by Japanese ninja warriors against cashiers.

Putting grocery items in a bag is surely an art, now Las Vegas is holding the National Grocers Association's Best Bagger Contest to separate the stars from the fans. One of the potential participants of the contest, Lori Engel, an assistant manager at the Waterford Pick 'n' Save store in Wisconsin, has been bagging items for years and is ready to compete.