A kayaker on Monday repelled the attack of an 8-foot great white shark along the coast of one of Australia's popular beaches using her paddle and escaped to safety with only a minor bite wound in the wrist. Linda Whitehurst, 52, was paddling her kayak near the eastern coast of Byron Bay when the shark lunged at her and knocked her off her craft. The shark reportedly bit a portion of the kayak.

Peace was temporarily declared between military officials and insurgents during the boxing match involving a Filipino superfeatherweight boxing champion. Manny Pacquiao squared off with Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera in a World Boxing Council International extravaganza.

Should Hilary Clinton be elected president of the United States, Bill Clinton's Scottish friends would refer to him as the "first laddie," the former president suggested during a recent TV appearance. "My Scottish friends say I should be called 'first laddie' because it's the closest thing to 'first lady'," Clinton jokingly suggested the unique reference during an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," on Tuesday.

An Arkansas couple is now the proud parents of 17 children. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar just had their seventh daughter, Jennifer Danielle, and they say they may not be done yet. The Duggars welcomed Jennifer at 10:01 a. m. , Thursday, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. Jennifer will join her siblings at their 7,000-square-foot Tontitown home.

Each time a new Harry Potter book or movie is released, a 78-year-old man from Bradenton, Florida is inundated with interview request calls because he happens to share the same name with J. K. Rowling's fictional character. The retired Defense Department employee from Zaleski, Ohio, doesn't seem to be a fan of the boy wizard, as he hasn't had time to read any of the J. K. Rowling books or see the five hit movies. Potter, who often gets interview requests from the TV networks and autograph requests, says he has not been able to keep his phone off the hook since past few weeks. His wife Jan often jokes with the late night crank callers telling them he (Potter) is "busy, out flying. "