Overcoming Fear With Phobot the Robot

Overcoming Fear With Phobot the Robot

Robot enthusiasts have been showcasing some of the latest designs in Amsterdam. The annual International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction aims to bring humans and robots closer together.

Oscar Winner Minghella Dies at 54

Oscar Winner Minghella Dies at 54

Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, who turned such literary works as "The English Patient," "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain" into acclaimed movies, died Tuesday of a hemorrhage following surgery. He was 54.

Eliot Spitzer's Call Girl 'Goes Wild'

Eliot Spitzer's Call Girl 'Goes Wild'

Girls Gone Wild released a video of Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the woman at the center of the scandal that led to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's resignation. The company says it was shot in Miami in 2003.

Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90

Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90

Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died on Wednesday. He was 90.

Rutka Laskier: Poland's Anne Frank

Rutka Laskier: Poland's Anne Frank

She has been called Poland's Anne Frank. Rutka Laskier, a 14-year-old Jewish girl, wrote about the horrors of war in a heart-wrenching diary. She perished at Auschwitz, but her journal, hidden away for decades, has recently come to light.

Sexy toilets spice up shopping

Sexy toilets spice up shopping

Finding a model in lingerie as you walk into the toilet is not what you expect in a shopping centre, but visitors at the Eight Avenida center in Sao Joao da Madeira in northern Portugal are growing used to it.