Inside the Design Center Where Barbie Is 'born'

Barbie turns 50 years old this week.

The Associated Press got a look inside the Barbie Design Center in Los Angeles where the fashion doll gets her iconic look.

Russian jailhouse hockey

Inmates at a prison in Siberia have their own hockey league, set up in an initiative by one of the prison officers.

The league is great way for the prisoners to burn-off stress, though any fighting on the rink is dealt with by a stay in isolation.

Barbie hits the big Five-Oh

Celebrations continue into Monday as the iconic doll hits middle age Birthday parties have been taking place around the globe for the doll who made her debut at the 1959 New York Toy Festival as a miniature teenage fashion model wedged into a zebra-striped bathing suit.

Real-life Rapunzels

Lithuania's "Miss Longest Hair" competition attracts girls from across the country, many with more than one metre-long hair, to vie for the title.

Israel celebrates Purim

Children don costumes for the carnival-like Purim religious holiday as the country imposes a general closure on the West Bank.

Raw Video: Conch Contest in Florida

The 47th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest drew several dozen contestants to Key West, Florida this weekend.

The contest attracted hopeful conch honkers ranging from toddlers to seniors.