It was a day for celebration, even marriage -- at least for people who love numbers -- as the calendar rolled over to 11/12/13, or November 12, 2013.

The only other sequential date still to come this century -- at least in the American-style of putting the month before the day -- will be next year, on 12/13/14.

Tantric massages deliver sexual pleasure and are subject to the same tax levied on brothels and swinger clubs in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, a local court ruled Thursday.

The decision by an administrative court in the city followed a complaint by the owner of a massage studio who had been billed a total of 840 euros ($1,100) for January and February 2012 under a local "amusement tax".

Australia's mail service has injected technology into the simple postage stamp -- creating a "video stamp" to deliver a personal message that recipients can view on their mobile phone.

Australia Post said the Video Stamp, to be distributed for free on some parcel services in the pre-Christmas period, was the world's first to allow users to send a 15-second personalized video along with their packages.

A Canadian tailor is releasing a three-piece suit that has everything a danger-seeking 21st century executive could need -- killer looks plus bulletproof protection that would make James Bond envious.

The company, Garrison Bespoke, believes it has combined style and safety, using lightweight carbon nanotube technology to absorb impact from bullets fired from handguns and prevent punctures from knife attacks.

A Singaporean whose superhero-sounding name turned him into a social media celebrity was jailed for nearly three years on Monday for theft, housebreaking and drug offences.

Batman bin Suparman, an unemployed 23-year-old whose name translates to "Batman son of Suparman", was arrested on August 19 after security videos showed him sneaking into a store at night on two separate occasions.

Russian opposition activists in Moscow threw tomatoes at visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday to protest the January suicide of one of their members turned down for asylum in the Netherlands.

None of the tomatoes hit the king, the Ria Novosti news agency reported.

A South African man has been speaking on the phone non-stop since Thursday in a bid to talk his way into the record books.

Andre van Zijl, 63, who has been living with HIV for over 30 years, is due to complete his 50-hour feat on Saturday at noon and has used the publicity to raise AIDS awareness.

A British graduate who batted for 26 hours solid at The Oval cricket ground in London has broken the world record, officials confirmed Friday.

Guinness World Records said Alby Shale had set a new global benchmark with his marathon feat in the indoor nets.

Passengers on the Moscow metro puffed and sweated for a free ride on Friday after Olympic officials unveiled a machine that issues a free ticket as a reward for performing 30 squats.

By setting the somewhat embarrassing challenge with a time limit of two minutes, the organizers said they were encouraging people to incorporate "Olympic values" into their commute.

The newly-elected mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, is now a figurine for Christmas Nativity scenes in Naples thanks to artisans in the homeland of the politician's Italian grandfather.

The terracotta statuette shows the new mayor -- who has spoken proudly of his Italian heritage -- smiling and waving and wearing an Italian flag band like the one donned by mayors in Italy.