Offbeat - AFP

LONDON (AFP) - British drinkers are being offered the chance to compare how much alcohol they're guzzling compared to fellow boozers, in an interactive scheme launched for the Christmas party season. Full Story »

BUSSIGNY, Switzerland (AFP) - A Swiss businessman appalled by his fellow countrymen's decision to ban minarets has extended a chimney above his company building into a minaret in protest. Full Story »

TALLINN (AFP) - An Estonian pastor has struck it rich after a DNA test proved that he was the son of one of the Baltic state's wealthiest men, according to a news report Thursday. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - For a group of youngsters attending the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, age makes all the difference in saving the planet. Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - US jazz saxophonist and composer Lary Ochs says he has "seen it all" after a spectator disrupted a concert in Spain by accusing him of not playing jazz -- and was backed by a policeman on duty. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - You may carry the name of the planet's mover and shaker, but that doesn't cut the mustard -- organic and bearing just a tiny hint of tarragon -- with Copenhagen's top restaurant. Full Story »

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A top minister slammed Malaysia's taxi drivers Wednesday, saying they were more of a problem for the tourism industry than the nation's notoriously filthy toilets. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for "travel expenses," a report said Wednesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher. Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow's outspoken mayor on Tuesday blamed meteorologists for failing to predict thick snowfall that paralysed the city's road network this week. Full Story »