Two foreign tourists on holiday in India unwittingly landed in jail this week after strong winds blew their hot air balloon off course.

The two sisters from the West Indies were enjoying a ride over the desert in the western state of Rajasthan on Tuesday when the balloon's pilot lost control, forcing him to make an emergency landing.

A western New York homeowner says she awoke to find an unwelcome visitor in her living room — a deer.

Wyoming County Sheriff Deputy Matthew Sage responded to the homeowner's call earlier this week. He tells The Buffalo News (http://bit.ly/1t8ZD0O ) the young buck had crashed through a window and was standing near a couch when he arrived at the rural Strykersville home Monday morning.

The world's only surviving giant panda triplets were doing well as they turned 100 days old Wednesday.

Each weighs more than 5 kilograms (11 pounds), up from just over 100 grams at birth. They started teething at around 80 days old and have two small teeth each.

If you're caught short on Amsterdam's historic Dam Square, the Dutch government has a message for you: Don't pee on the palace.

The Dutch royal family uses the stately Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam as a working palace, not a residence. But the building's dark arches provide a favored spot for urination, often at night, out of sight of police who regularly patrol the palace vicinity.

A luxury pet hotel featuring air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet meals was unveiled Tuesday in Singapore, further raising the level of pet pampering in the wealthy city-state.

The 4,317 square-foot (401 square-meter) Wagington hotel is located in a converted British colonial-era bungalow in the diplomatic quarter.

Outspoken Czech President Milos Zeman faced unprecedented criticism on Tuesday over a recent radio interview littered with expletives that has sparked uproar across the country.

Speaking on public broadcaster Czech Radio on Sunday, Zeman said the center-left Czech government had "fucked up" a bill, called members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot "bitches" and translated "pussy" into Czech as "cunt".

The first music video recorded in space -- a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield -- is back after a public outcry over its removal from YouTube.

Hadfield, who made the video in zero gravity during a five-month mission last year to the International Space Station, said on his website that it is being made available online for free for two years.

From a failed American idol contestant to an ex-convict, everyone seemed to get in on the act in Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections.

Here are some of the quirkiest or most noteworthy of the Senate and House races:

A luxury pet hotel featuring air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet meals was unveiled Tuesday in Singapore, further raising the level of pet pampering in the wealthy city-state.

The 4,317 square-foot (401 square-meter) Wagington hotel is located in a converted British colonial-era bungalow in the diplomatic quarter.

It was clearly a slip of the tongue, but many Austrians will not be amused because they hear it all too often: Expressing his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon offered his thanks to — Australia.

Ban recovered Monday about 20 minutes into his news conference on the sidelines of the meeting focused on landlocked developing countries. Tipped off by aides, he apologized, noting he knows full well that there are "no kangaroos in Austria."