Dog owners who don't clean up after their pets could be caught on video under a Christchurch City Council plan.
Already dubbed 'Pooch-cam' and 'Pooh-cam' by New Zealanders, the hidden camera proposal has angered animal welfare groups.
The video footage could be used in court to establish the dog had defecated and was the responsibility of the owner.
Looking for hot oil treatment? In Japan, you can now get one for your car and your hair, simultaneously.
In a mad scramble to add body to rapidly receding profit margins, Japan's petrol stations are trying just about everything these days - from noodle shops to drive- though laundry service.
Now there is the 'Hair Station', where car service coupled with a second-floor beauty salon make a bouffant and a battery charge a one- stop shop.
A collector in San Francisco has paid US$211,500 (HK$1.64 million) for a Smith & Wesson revolver taken from the famous outlaw Cole Younger after he robbed a Minnesota bank in 1876.