An overly-obedient motorist obeyed the "Turn right now!" command from his satellite navigation system and ended up crashing his car into a small toilet hut by the side of the road. The incident happened when Freiburg, 53, took the turn about 30 meters before the crossing he was actually meant to take.

Following the beforehand command from the navigation system, Freiburg drove his sport utility vehicle off the road onto into a building site, up a stairway and into the small toilet shack, police in the eastern town of Rudolstadt said Sunday.

A high-tech gadget which was supposed to help him find his way while travelling, actually led an 80-year-old man into a pile of sand in Hamburg, Germany.

Volker Heinmann said he bought his new satellite navigation system for his car and was following its instructions in the hope of finding a short cut and escape the traffic gridlock on the busy A24 near Hamburg.

Take a stroll through a Mongolian liquor store and you will find no less than a half dozen separate brands of vodka and beer with the image and name of the nation's favorite historical figure, Ghenghis Khan, applied as endorsement. The same goes for tourist agencies, restaurants, and everyday household products. Mongolia's legislature, however, began debating on Thursday on a new law to regulate the use of the great conqueror's moniker on commercial products in order to prevent the cheapening of Khan's legendary status.

In the early 13th century, Ghenghis Khan established an empire and dynasty that would reach as far as Eastern Europe, encompassing present day Russia, China, and much of the Middle East. Efforts to protect the Khan's name, often reviled outside of Mongolia as a symbol of barbarism, demonstrate the pride contemporary Mongolians hold to their legendary past.

Frenchman Serge Girard on Tuesday completed an epic 260-day run from Paris to Tokyo, making him the sole runner to have raced the distance across all continents. The 52-year-old insurance worker also breaks the previous world record of the longest journey without a full day of rest.

Girard was greeted by a small crowd and his three children, when he arrived at a hotel in Tokyo. He ran about 45 miles a day, guided by satellite through the Global Positioning System, to complete the 11,840 miles journey in over eight months. Girard set off his marathon from Paris on December 18.

According to an AP report, author and motivational speaker, Cindy Cashman and her airline pilot fiancé want to get married in space.

Cashman has received backing from the Rocketplane Kistler company based in Oklahoma. This company hopes to offer commercial space flights to the public within a couple of years.