A pigeon that landed on a high-tension electricity wire resulted in a short-circuit that stopped Denmark's train network from functioning. The bird is presumed to have been fried on the overhead cables ensuing the outage in the train's main line after.

China is planning to launch luxury trains riding the so-called roof of the world when the long anticipated and highly controversial railway to Tibet opens in July. Yahoo News says the five-star trains will have showers, on board folk dance shows and karaoke.

Manila's bus and taxi drivers have been given a friendly reminder to bathe and shower on a daily basis, due to an overwhelming amount of complaints by local commuters who are fed up with the smell at the front of buses, taxis, and trains, saying that the city's 30,000 drivers simply stink. Bayani Fernando, chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, says, "We understand that drivers must earn money to support themselves and their respective families.

Sales of adult diapers in China are soaring as the lunar New Year holiday approaches. Long trips and traveling aboard trains are so crowded that even the toilets are inaccessible. In Foshan, a southern industrial city with a large migrant population, supermarkets report diaper sales have risen 50 percent since the main travel season began on Jan. 14, local media reports.

An appeals court has upheld the aggravated assault conviction of a 610-pound man who says the victim's injuries were at least partly the result of his weight, rather than an intent to cause harm. Patrick Macias of Post Falls was convicted in 2004 after Wendell Holder Jr. testified that he was drinking a long-neck bottle of beer when Macias tapped on his shoulder.