Helg Sgarbi, dubbed Swiss gigolo by the media, has been sentenced to six years in prison Monday after admitting that he tried to blackmail Germany’s richest woman out of millions of euros.

Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday today and parties will be taking place across the globe to mark the occasion.

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino was certain that Ronald Cotton raped her in Burlington, North Carolina on the night of July 28, 1984. She picked him out of a lineup and, on the basis of her testimony, he was sentenced to life plus 50 years. However, 11 years later, new DNA evidence established his innocence.

A pastor has been killed and other people injured in a shooting at a church in Illinois. The gunman walked into a service at the First Baptist Church in Maryville and exchanged words with Rev. Fred Winters and then shot him with a .45 caliber handgun, the state police said.

It’s Daylight saving time once again!

A 65 year-old-man from India is appearing in his secondary school exams for the 44th time. Kanpur City’s Mian Jabbar Husen could not clear his exams for 43 years but still has not lost hope to pass it.

An Italian archaeologist excavating a 16th century mass grave of plague victims in Venice claims to have found the skeletal remains of a “vampire.”

A small civilian aircraft crashed Friday off the Southern California coast. The U.S Coast Guard located floating debris and an oil slick in the ocean yesterday and was searching for survivors after the plane went down 30 miles off Oceanside.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples can now enjoy the prom they never had during the 3rd annual Capital Queer Prom tonight (March 7th).

Akaasha the tiger and Maverick the dolphin are now firm friends after their one-on-one at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

A 4-year-old boy has won the exclusive right to chill out on an uninhabited tropical island in a Taiwan lottery.