The three wives of South African President Jacob Zuma will not vie for the position of "First Lady" because the constitution makes no provision for the title, his office has said
South Africa's media has speculated on which spouse might assume the role after Mr Zuma married for the fifth time last Monday, giving the Zulu traditionalist his third current wife. "The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (does) not make provision for a First Lady or First Ladies, and there is no such official designation," the presidency said in a statement.
"The President will be accompanied by any of the spouses to official or public engagements, or all of them at the same time should he so decide. This is his prerogative."
Mr Zuma has 19 children and is also engaged to at least one other woman. (Reuters)
Dog sniffs out cash stash
A specially trained dog sniffed out a $35,000 (€25,000) cash stash in the northern Finnish town of Kemi, helping the police in a land-sale embezzlement investigation, local police said yesterday.
Without the dog's help, the cash would likely still be missing, the police said in a statement.
The dog was one of two in Finland's police force to have undergone special training for finding money, senior criminal investigator Mikko Uimonen said, adding that the money was found on business premises last week.
The sum would be returned to its rightful owner, the police said. (AFP)
Prostitute blames former school
A Dutch court rejected a claim by a woman who sued her former school for failing to stop her from becoming a prostitute.
Maria Mosterd claimed it should have done more to prevent pimps preying on her and should have told her mother about her repeated truancy. The court ruled that parents, not schools, are primarily responsible for their children's well-being. (PA)
A woman crossed!
A woman went on the rampage causing thousands of pounds damage at a McDonald's in Kansas City because she did not like her hamburger.
Police said she became upset that the restaurant would not refund her money. She threw a bucket of water over the counter and pushed over a glass display case and three cash registers before running off. (PA)
NY opera in planetarium
A New York opera will have a few more stars this month when it performs at the planetarium in New York's Museum of Natural History.
The Gotham Chamber Opera will stage Joseph Haydn's work Il Mondo della Luna (The World on the Moon) starting January 19 in the Rose Center for Earth and Space, part of the famous museum off Central Park in Manhattan.
A spokesman for the museum, Ellen Evaristo, said it was "probably the first time an opera has been performed in a planetarium."
Opera goers and space buffs will get "an out of the world experience," Ms Evaristo said, promising "live opera and stargazing using the 180 degree dome with projections courtesy of Nasa." (AFP)
Anti-wrinkle and protein stuff
Bras that pump up or down with body temperature and smooth out ageing cleavages are among hot new undies to be unveiled at this month's Paris lingerie show, organisers said yesterday.
A Dutch-designed anti-wrinkle bra that can iron out crinkly cleavages as a woman sleeps, and a smart Slovenian brassiere whose foam cups expand with body heat when the wearer works out or flirts, are amid innovations at the January 23-25 Paris trade fair.
Also touted is a range of French lingerie called Milkshake in a fabric made of milk proteins that contains 10 amino acids to hydrate the skin. (AFP)