A 27-year-old New York woman, who was arrested two years ago for a topless stroll, has reportedly accepted a $29,000 legal settlement with city officials for her action.

The New York Post reported Sunday that due to a prior state appeals court ruling, Jill Coccaro, who now goes by the name, Phoenix Feeley was given the settlement as part of her lawsuit for an August 2005 arrest for indecent exposure.

Scavenger hunters in Mexican wrestling masks will descend on downtown Montreal in the first-ever Faceless Invasion competition on March 31.

Doing away with normal scavenger hunt items like "bus ticket", "chewed gum" and "airplane jet engine," the Faceless contest plans to take the tradition to a level it has never been before.

The mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee was duped by filmmakers who said they wanted to use his office to shoot a scene for a "family friendly" movie.

Mayor Don Wright was surprised to learn from the front page of the Nashville Tennessean that the movie's title is "Thong Girl 3."

He tells Reuters, "I had no idea what the movie was about...They told me it was about a superhero woman and there was no nudity or offensive stuff in it. Other than that, I really didn't have a clue."

What was intended as entertainment proved to be a disaster as delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum in Canberra walked out in disgust when a striptease, complete with corsets and balloons, emerged from the backstage to provide a lighthearted break from the long hours of discussion regarding rising temperatures.

The show was cut short and organizers had to issue an apology as some scientists were offended by the act.

A strip-tease has spurred Australian Government sponsors to pull their money from the Australian National University campaign on global warming.

Event coordinators thought the 45-minute show complete with women dressed in corsets covered in balloons would serve as light-hearted entertainment for the global warming conference. Instead it had some delegates walking out of the room. The show was cut after 10 minutes.