A 55-year-old scooter riding woman was reportedly rescued from a trap six feet underground. The woman was driving the motor scooter in an open storm drain and became trapped in it. She has no life threatening injuries and is recovering from the accident.

Last week's freak snowstorm in western New York knocked down several trees and stranded thousands in dark. But Georgianna Verrastro believes that her home was spared by the storm because a higher power was watching over her family that day. As proof she mentioned what happened to a statue of Jesus near her home.

As almost 50 percent of the Philippines was plunged into darkness from Thursday until late Saturday afternoon because of the ravages brought by Typhoon "Milenyo" (international codename: Xangsase). Interesting scenes of socioeconomic disparity were being played out in the various hotels and the squatting community. While the rich and the ultra-rich checked into first-class hotels ato await power restoration. Those who have less in life had to endure the sweltering heat, not to mention disease carrying mosquito bites.

A Taiwanese model who made fun of her country's public toilets and those who use them has been barraged with criticism on the Internet, with Chinese Web users demanding a public apology. Jessy Meng joked around about the toilet situation of the Taiwan talk show "Red Storm" last week, saying, "Many mainland toilets don't have doors and even when they do, most people don't even shut the door!"

Two teenagers are dead and two remain in stable condition after they were struck by lightning. Police say the teens were struck while seeking shelter from a storm. The teenagers, ages 16 to 19, were playing soccer when they saw a nearby lightning strike and tried to come in from the school field where they were playing.