NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 17: A controversial bike lane next to Prospect Park on August 17, 2011 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)
Norwich Police have launched an investigation after a young woman admitted on Twitter to having knocked down a cyclist with her car.
Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.
A tree makes for a toilet paper holder as anti nuclear protestor against the transport and storage of nuclear waste wake up at their blockade after sleeping on the road leading to the storage facility in Gorleben, November 8, 2010. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Dairy cows, used in Camembert cheese manufacturing process, gather in a field in Vimoutiers, northwestern France on April 18, 2013. Since 1983, the name Camembert de Normandie has been protected as Appellation d'Origine controlee (AOC). (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
From taxes on flavored vodka in the US to beards in Russia, here are the top six wackiest taxes from around the world.
Dressed as a witch, Leigh Kosega (R) and Zabell Carstens dressed as Mary Poppins stand near a bon fire October 25, 2003 in Huntingtown, Maryland. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Mark Wilson/AFP/Getty Images)
The arrest, which made for the operation of a toy drone, is the first of its kind in Swaziland, and thus represents a clear but confusing legal departure for the traditional authorities, press, and public.
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