A U. S. military nurse who cared for Saddam Hussein in jail threw light on the softer side of the person deemed responsible for taking the lives of hundreds of people. The nurse said Hussein actually saved bread crusts to feed birds and was a very cooperative person. Master Sgt. Robert Ellis cared for the disgraced leader from January 2004 until August 2005 at Camp Cropper. Ellis said Hussein also watered weeds in a jail garden and drank coffee while smoking cigars to keep his blood pressure down.

Contradicting his earlier remarks in 2003, President George W Bush has recently admitted to reading newspapers. In 2003, the president declared that he did not read newspapers and just "glanced" at them. According to New York Times, the President has however casually admitted last week that he had seen something in the paper that very day.

A 40-year-old woman from Bangkok, Thailand has authored a comic book on the life of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The deposed leader is depicted as a hero with an unfinished mission to help the poor. Posatorn Butr-anan said the bloodless coup in September which ousted Thaksin, prompted her to write the book.

Agbar the dog fell from a second-story window while on the hunt for a robbery suspect, but was still able to catch him. The Gilford police were looking for a man who reportedly robbed a car driver at knifepoint Saturday night. According to police, Michael Mount, 30, pulled a knife on the driver of a car in which he was a passenger, forced her off the road and stole her purse.

Nottingham University is offering a masters degree in Robin Hood studies to provide students an "exciting opportunity on the origins and development of England's most enduring legendary figure. "According to a BBC report, the course will be available to students in October of next year. The course will span a time period of one year, and students will work with 15th century manuscripts looking at the outlaw's place in the English society.