Police in Tennessee cannot find the man whose Volkswagen Beetle was recently discovered in Detroit, 40 years after it was stolen.

The 1965 car was found in January before it could be shipped to Canada and then to Finland.

She might be one of the most powerful women in the world but that didn't wash with security at the G20 in Sydney who reportedly asked Janet Yellen to show her ID.

The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve was stopped Saturday as she entered a restaurant at the Intercontinental, one of the host hotels for the weekend summit of finance ministers and central bankers.

A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the U.S. Congress in November, running on a record of 101 years of life experience.

In a bid to become the world's oldest freshman, Joe Newman announced on his website joenewman101.com that he will present his candidacy to the House of Representatives for the first time on a promise that "all citizens be heard."

A Bitcoin ATM has landed at a Boston rail hub, allowing commuters to learn about the digital currency.

On Wednesday, the ATM was placed by Liberty Teller at Boston's bustling South Station, which sees thousands of commuters a day. It and an ATM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are believed to be the first in the country.

A Chinese manufacturer has set the record for the world's thinnest latex condom with one measuring 0.036 millimeters, Guinness World Records said on Thursday.

The AONI condom made by Guangzhou Daming United Rubber Products beats one created in Japan, it said.

Britain's sports and equalities minister Helen Grant came under fire on Friday after encouraging women to take up sports such as cheerleading in order to retain their femininity while keeping fit.

The Tory MP told the Daily Telegraph there were many sports in which females could partake while still looking "radiant".

Sri Lanka's central bank boss urged temples Wednesday to go hi-tech and accept electronic cash from worshipers as he blamed the custom of offering prayer money for a coin shortage.

Governor Nivard Cabraal told reporters the guardians of shrines in mainly Buddhist Sri Lanka should install a "tap-and-pray" system similar to the "tap-and-go" used for public transport in many nations.

After an art history professor took offense at a comment he made last month, U.S. President Barack Obama sought to make amends -- with a handwritten note of apology.

Last month, Obama -- speaking on the economy at a factory in Wisconsin -- said "folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree."

An elderly woman was rescued by firefighters Thursday after being stuck in her loft for four days, where she had climbed to check on a draught.

The woman slipped and fell while in the loft of her home at Geelong, an hour south of Melbourne, and was only found when a friend called by, worried because she was not answering her phone.

An exclusive Japanese bar is suing a foodie website, arguing that unwanted publicity from a review is damaging its operational strategy of being little-known and hard to find, reports said Thursday.

The bar in the western city of Osaka, which was not named in reports, has asked the wildly popular "Tabelog" web site to take down a client review and photos of the establishment.