BERLIN, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Rarely do brains and brawn come together in this way. A Russian was crowned world champion Sunday in the novelty sport of chess boxing that requires equal skill at moving pawns and throwing punches.

BERLIN, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Rarely do brains and brawn come together in this way. A Russian was crowned world champion Sunday in the novelty sport of chess boxing that requires equal skill at moving pawns and throwing punches.

WELLINGTON, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Viewers of a grassroots rugby television programme in New Zealand received more than they bargained for Sunday when onfield play gave way to hardcore pornography.

Nearly four minutes of a porn segment were screened on the free-to-air Prime Channel before order was restored and the rugby returned.

WELLINGTON, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Viewers of a grassroots rugby television programme in New Zealand received more than they bargained for Sunday when onfield play gave way to hardcore pornography.

Nearly four minutes of a porn segment were screened on the free-to-air Prime Channel before order was restored and the rugby returned.

BEIJING, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Zhang Jie and Ma Yue plan to be among the crush of love-struck Chinese getting married at the start of the Olympics despite a series of disasters that have cast doubt over the auspicious day.

BEIJING, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Zhang Jie and Ma Yue plan to be among the crush of love-struck Chinese getting married at the start of the Olympics despite a series of disasters that have cast doubt over the auspicious day.

VATICAN CITY, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - A man posing as a priest was prevented from taking confessions in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican judge Gianluigi Marrone said in an interview published on Saturday.

VATICAN CITY, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - A man posing as a priest was prevented from taking confessions in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican judge Gianluigi Marrone said in an interview published on Saturday.

GENEVA, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - The US embassy in Switzerland has complained to the authorities here about Swiss soldiers smoking joints and urinating against its mission's walls during their guard duty, reports said Saturday.

GENEVA, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - The US embassy in Switzerland has complained to the authorities here about Swiss soldiers smoking joints and urinating against its mission's walls during their guard duty, reports said Saturday.