Quicksand is not the bottomless pit portrayed in Hollywood films that sucks in unsuspecting victims and swallows them whole. It is true the more people struggle, the deeper they will sink into the soupy mixture but its buoyancy makes it impossible to be completely submerged, scientists said on Wednesday.

Stunned Colin Cousins returned from a pub night out to find this Vauxhall Astra "buried" nose-down in his driveway. The fork-lift driver was greeted by the amazing sight just before his 49th birthday. But he quickly realised it was a revenge act by chum Ady Feeney, landlord of his local - Southampton's Bridge Tavern. Colin was among regulars who re-painted the pub as a prank.

A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering Monday, less than a week after another grand jury leveled a conspiracy charge that forced DeLay to temporarily step down as House majority leader.

Vitaly Matyukhin is an Arkhangelsk resident who has not seen the sun for fifteen years. Neighbors shun his household, while his little son cannot understand why he always have to wrap up in warm clothes before seeing his dad. Suffering a rare disorder - he cannot stand the heat and sunlight - Matyukhin has been confined to a self-built giant fridge for over 15 years now.

Another ghoulish New Orleans entrepreneur is seeking to trademark the word "Katrina" so that he can slap it on a "prepared alcoholic cocktail."