Four Spanish tourists took an unexpected swim near Venice Wednesday after a wave caused by a large motorboat capsized their gondola, Italy's ANSA news agency said.

The holidaymakers were quickly rescued by other gondoliers gliding nearby, but the incident has reignited debate over the difficulties gondolas face on the waters surrounding the picturesque Italian city.

A former British interior minister arranged for two prisoners on day release to paint her home when they should have been doing community work, the prison service said on Wednesday.

Jacqui Smith, who was home secretary under the former Labor government, arranged for the inmates from a prison in Redditch, central England, to decorate a room at her luxury property in the town.

In July 2011, a group of five brave and dedicated amateur climbers, fathers and their sons, reached Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru peak, after a hard and challenging five-day climb, with nights spent in subzero temperatures.

Their climb was dedicated to the Brave Heart Fund, raising awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), the number one killer in the first year of life and raising funds for needy children suffering from CHD in Lebanon.

A female bonobo has been named "the world's smartest ape" after beating chimpanzees distracted by male rivalry in a contest between two Belgian zoos, whose results took scientists by surprise.

The chimps, generally a more aggressive, male-dominated species than bonobos, were expected to take the title.

A crocodile named "Moammer Gadhafi" may be given a new name to spare his life after Libyan rebels stormed Tripoli, in a move likely to spell the end for the country's autocratic leader.

News out of Libya has worried keepers at the Hamat Gader crocodile farm on the occupied Golan Heights, who are concerned the demise of the Libyan strongman could spell a sticky end for their own "Gadhafi" -- a three-meter giant who weighs some 230 kilos (507 pounds).

A British druid named King Arthur on Tuesday failed in his legal bid to have ancient human remains returned to a burial site at the historic English monument of Stonehenge.

The self-styled druid, who appeared in white robes as he represented himself at the High Court in London, wanted judges to review a government decision to allow experts to keep the remains for testing.

CNN on Monday showed the map of Tripoli-Lebanon instead of Tripoli-Libya during their news coverage on the fate of Moammer Gadhafi.

The station’s PR in England later posted a tweet apologizing for the error.

Authorities in Flagstaff, Arizona, are assuring residents there are no rogue pandas roaming the city after some pranksters got creative with an electronic street sign.

The Arizona Department of Transportation-controlled sign was set up to warn drivers not to make left turns at a busy intersection. But motorists heading to work Monday morning got an entirely different message: "Rogue panda on rampage."

Traces of toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said Tuesday.

Samples of clothing from top brands including Adidas, Uniqlo, Calvin Klein, H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lacoste, Converse and Ralph Lauren were found to be tainted with the chemicals, known as nonylphenol ethoxylates, the watchdog said at the launch of its report "Dirty Laundry 2".

Kim Kardashian's weekend wedding kept the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office busy.

Officer Drew Sugars says the Saturday evening ceremony brought 22 calls into the station, mostly complaints from neighbors about loud music and helicopters overhead.