BUENOS AIRES, Jan 28 (AFP) - Eating pork is at least as effective as popping a Viagra pill to spice up your sex life, according to Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, who claims to have tested the theory.

SHANGHAI, Jan 27 (AFP) - A Chinese woman is so keen to win back her ex-boyfriend that she plans to undergo plastic surgery to transform herself into his favourite actress: Hollywood star Jessica Alba.

ROME, Jan 21 (AFP) -- German tourists can now obtain a map of Sicily's capital Palermo flagging the shops that refuse to pay extortion money to the Mafia, the German embassy in Rome said in a statement Thursday.

NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (AFP) - Prisoners in an Indian state who attend yoga classes will be freed early because the lessons improve self-control and lessen aggression, authorities there said Thursday.

SEOUL, Jan 20 (AFP) - South Korea's health ministry, which is charged with boosting the nation's low birthrate, is turning off the lights in its offices once a month to encourage staff to go home early and make more babies.

BAHAU, NEGERI SEMBILAN: A girl had never touched a motorcycle before until Saturday (16 Jan) when she climbed onto the back seat of her “bridal motorcycle”.

KLANG, SELANGOR: With his deep interest in cooking, a paralysed man achieved his dream by becoming a cook.

PULAU PINANG: An elder couple held a “marriage contract renewal” ceremony during their golden marriage anniversary celebration. Once again, they made a wedding vow in front of their family and friends.

WELLINGTON, Jan 10 (AFP) -- A New Zealand teen was forced to marry her boyfriend's father and consummate the marriage after the groom gave her parents a pig and some mats as a dowry, according to a report Sunday.

BEIJING, Jan 7 (AFP) - Residents in state-subsidised housing in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou could be evicted if caught spitting or dropping cigarette butts too often, under a draft proposal unveiled this week.