U.S. President Barack Obama says he's a "good, fun dad" who at times might cause his two teenage daughters to cringe.

In an interview aired Thursday, America's first father also joked that he sought a second term so the Secret Service could keep a close eye on 13-year-old Sasha and 15-year-old Malia.

Wearing a Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and with a cocktail in hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin looks confident underneath the words "Greetings from Crimea".

This is just one of the many variations of Putin-themed T-shirts being snapped up by patriotic shoppers in Moscow, as the Russian leader basks in record popularity at home.

A 10-year-old Northern California boy is celebrating a milestone most people don't reach until they are in their late teens.

Tanishq Abraham has become one of the youngest people to graduate from high school. The Sacramento boy received his diploma at a private ceremony in front of family and friends on Sunday, and even got a congratulatory letter from the White House, KXTV in Sacramento reported.

Sporting a bone through his nose, a jaguar's tooth pendant, multicoloured feathers in his ears and tribal body tattoos, not many England fans would give credence to the footballing 'expertise' of Amazonian sorcerer Jaraquii.

But the striking indian 'Paje' believes England's World Cup opener in nearby Manaus on Saturday will be cursed by Italy striker Mario Balotelli.

A 37-year old Tennessee man was arrested for decapitating, then partially eating, his female victim, U.S. media reported Wednesday.

Authorities said Gregory Scott Hale was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of Lisa Mary Hyder, the local paper Tullahoma News reported.

London Mayor Boris Johnson offered on Wednesday to be sprayed by water cannon to demonstrate that they are safe, after buying the riot control equipment for the capital despite having no permission to use it.

Water cannon were routinely used to disperse crowds during the civil unrest in Northern Ireland but have never been used on mainland Britain, and the issue is contentious.

You can put your shirt on Portugal not running out of team jerseys this World Cup -- all 1,000 of them.

With 20 outfield players in the 23-man squad, that averages out at a staggering 50 for each of them to sweat their way through in balmy Brazil.

Will Brazilians choose love, or love of the game? With the World Cup opening on the same date Brazil traditionally celebrates its version of Valentine's Day, merchants are helping lovers and spouses figure out how to embrace both.

Operators of gift stores, love motels and restaurants are encouraging Brazilians to move their romantic plans up by a day, so Thursday's tournament kick off won't spoil anyone's love life.

Experts will examine an anchor recovered from Puget Sound north of Seattle to determine if it was from one of the earliest ships to explore Northwest waters.

The anchor was found six years ago by sea-cucumber diver Doug Monk, who formed Anchor Ventures with amateur historian Scott Grimm to bring it to the surface. It was in Admiralty Inlet off Whidbey Island.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius nodded off during a business meeting in Algiers, with his drooping head caught on camera and going viral on social media.

The scene, broadcast by Algeria's pro-regime television channel En-Nahar and lasting 75 sleepy seconds, shows France's top diplomat dozing off, re-awakening, smiling and then falling back to sleep several times.