Milla Jovovich collects weapons. The model-and-actress - who has a 21-month-old daughter Ever Gabo with her partner, director Paul W.S. Anderson - says she was never interested in traditional childhood toys and has carried her passion for martial arts and combat into her adult life.

She said: "I have so many weapons at home. It's not like I sit at home twirling knives, but I've always been into handling weapons. As a kid I liked ninja warriors, not dolls. I have some kukris. They are one-handed knives and a bit like machetes, very vicious instruments with a curved blade. They are used for hacking and I love them because they are so versatile. You can really get into the meat of an animal, slice cucumbers and kill zombies - all in one day."

U.S. scientists say they can engineer mice and human cells to produce so-called brown fat, which is a natural energy-burning type of fat that wards off obesity.

The scientists, with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, say they hope to be able to develop the same brown fat for people as a means of fighting obesity and diabetes. Their findings are published in the July 29 edition of the journal Nature.

Pythons have become a major problem in Florida where one suffocated a sleeping baby to death in her crib and thousands others prowl the Everglades, and nearby towns, threatening endangered species and pets alike.

One python was found in Everglades National Park with a half-swallowed alligator protruding from its mouth.

The New Delhi High Court on Thursday ended a British-era ban on consensual sex between two gay adults when it ruled that the prohibition violates India's constitution.

The court set the landmark ruling after finding the ban as contrary to the equal-opportunity provision of the Indian Constitution.

An infant in Indiana was accidentally killed when someone rolled on top of her while the two people were sleeping.

Fort Wayne Police say 4-month-old Nygria Holley was in bed with an unnamed adult, and that adult fell asleep on top of the child.