A Florida high school teen has decided to see the war-torn destruction of Iraq by going to the country by himself - as a tourist.

Farris Hassan, 16, a student of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was inspired by his "immersion journalism" to take the trip. Farris left America three weeks ago, using money given to him by his parents, but opted not to tell them about his plans.

An auction of John F. Kennedy memorabilia by a man who was enthralled by the former president is bringing in big bucks.

The Omega watch JFK wore at his inauguration sold for $250,000. It was among hundreds of items that belonged to JFK and his wife Jacqueline, reports BBC News.

A 43-year old man who has lived for more than a year at Nairobi's international airport to protest being denied entry to Britain has finally been granted U.K. citizenship and plans to fly there within days.

Sanjai Shah has been eating cafeteria food, sleeping on plastic transit lounge chairs, and showering in arrival hall toilets since May of last year. Shah's troubles began when he flew to England without a return ticket or sufficient funds. He was deported with "prohibited immigrant" stamped in his passport -- negating the document.

The self proclaimed "Spiderman" climbs a 62-story building in Hong Kong using only his bare hands Saturday.

It takes Alain Robert of France only one hour to scale the 928 feet up the Cheung Kong Center, before police intercept him at the top.