ROME, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A court in Italy ruled Wednesday that a couple cannot name their son Venerdi, which means Friday.

LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A British judge sentenced a former Mr. Gay winner and chef to life in prison for killing his companion, then cooking and eating a portion of flesh.

BURBANK, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- Sam Neill, Sean Bean and Joss Ackland have joined the cast of "Crusoe," the U.S. TV series based on Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," NBC said Thursday.

NEW YORK, April 21 (UPI) -- NBC said in New York that Philip Winchester has signed to star in TV pilot "Crusoe," while ABC said Alicia Silverstone will star in "Bad Mother's Handbook."

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- NBC is planning to air the first drama series based on Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe" since French TV broadcast one in 1964.

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 14 (UPI) -- Herma Marksman says Hugo Chavez was a sweet and kind lover when she was his mistress, but is an untrustworthy and controlling as president of Venezuela.

"The Road to Home" by Vartan Gregorian is a rags to riches story in the best American tradition. Gregorian was born in 1934 in Tabriz, Iran, but being an Armeni

MILITARY CAUSES BOOM IN E-MAIL Most of the U.S. military personnel fighting overseas these days have unprecedented access to home via e-mail, according to the Chicago Tribune.

DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT GOLD MEDAL? For the fourth time, McDonald?s will be serving athletes and officials taking part in the Olympics.