Pack of stray dogs kills 13 animals in Bulgarian zoo (Reuters)

SOFIA (Reuters) – A pack of stray dogs leapt the fence of Sofia’s zoo and killed 13 rare animals last week, the zoo director said on Saturday.

Barca glory week prompts "Iniesta" baby boom (Reuters)

MADRID (Reuters) – The week when Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid and sealed their place in the Champions League final has prompted a surge in births in the Catalan capital of almost 50 percent, according to a survey by a local radio station.

Oysters – the Tudor version of cinema popcorn (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) – Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in London suggests.

Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance (Reuters)

WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.

In love? In Tokyo, they shout it out loud (Reuters)

TOKYO (Reuters) – Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardour for spouses, partners — and even themselves — at an event that’s also broadcast on national television.

Court invader at Australian Open faces charges (Reuters)

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A man who invaded the Rod Laver Arena court at the end of the Australian Open semi-final between Briton Andy Murray and Croatian Marin Cilic Thursday night will face police charges.

Douglas appears in US court for son (AAP)

Michael Douglas has shown up in federal court to support a son who pleaded guilty earlier this week to a drug charge.

Victoria Beckham to co-host The View (AAP)

The ABC television network says Victoria Beckham will co-host daytime talk show The View next month.

Orbison gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (AAP)

Late rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Roy Orbison has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

US Holocaust survivors blast Mussolini iPhone app (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A US-based group of Holocaust survivors on Friday condemned an Apple iPhone application featuring speeches by Benito Mussolini, calling it “an insult to the memory of all victims of Nazism and Fascism.”

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