LONDON, Feb 11 (AFP) - A British school has banned its pupils from sending cards on Valentine's Day, saying the youngsters are not mature enough for romance, a newspaper reported Thursday.

TAIPING, PERAK: A Thai monk walks 20 kilometres on barefoot a day to remind those who pursue a material life to protect and concern about mother nature.

NEW YORK, Feb 8 (AFP) - Vlad Averbukh says he'll need a napkin at lunch. "It could be bloody." What he doesn't require is a fork.

A follower of America's "paleo diet," or simply "the caveman lifestyle," New Yorker Averbukh does things the old-fashioned way.

KLANG: Probably with the intention of stealing some attention, the owner of this car in Klang has put a sticker with the catchy Chinese words "Watch out for my bum" on the rear bumper, just to remind the tailing vehicles not to get too close to it.

SYDNEY, Feb 6 (AFP) -- An Australian banker caught viewing risque photos of a top model on live TV can keep his job, the bank said, after the beauty backed an Internet campaign to support him.

LONDON, Feb 5 (AFP) - Drunken pub fights in Britain are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian fans of the English Premier League soccer clubs are not less enthusiastic compared to English fans.

Two soccer fans who support Manchester United and Arsenal have modified their cars in a Manchester United and Arsenal theme respectively.

LONDON, Feb 1 (AFP) - British anti-jargon campaigners were celebrating Monday after forcing a supermarket chain to change the labelling on a sausage snack which had been described as "ambient".

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (AFP) - An Indonesian tobacco company has agreed to pay the medical expenses of a man who lost six teeth when a cigarette mysteriously exploded in his mouth.

SHANGHAI, Jan 29 (AFP) - The unveiling of Apple's iPad tablet computer was one of the most anticipated technology events in recent years, but a similar looking device has been on sale in China for nearly six months.