VIENNA - A hungry party-goer in Austria got in trouble with the Heat when he decided to defrost a frozen doughnut with a candle. The 19-year-old fire starter evidentially was not satisfied with the snacks provided at the party he was attending at the Ferstl Palace in Vienna, so he began rummaging through the kitchen. Upon finding a doughnut in the freezer and apparently with no microwave in sight, he brought the pastry into the living room to defrost it with a candle. However, in the process he ignited a sofa and the blaze quickly spread to wood paneling. Some 600 guests were evacuated from the building without incident, however, the young man was injured as he tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the blaze before it could spread further.

The human race began as a cloning experiment by extra-terrestrials, at least that's the claim of the Raelian Organization. It's the Raelians who have backed Clonaid, a human cloning company which offers its services to wealthy parents worldwide. And now Clonaid has a client. A couple who lost their 10-month-old daughter have paid the company $200,000 "to express the genetic blueprint of their daughter in another life." At least 50 women have volunteered to serve as surrogate mothers to carry a viable clone embryo. As a side note: the Raelians are planning to establish an official embassy for the aliens who, they say, are slated to visit Earth again soon.

An Indiana couple faces neglect charges for allowing their young son to balloon to 138 pounds, more than 100 pounds more than the average 4-year-old should weigh. Cory Andis weighed a normal 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. He was 111pounds at age 3, when he appeared on a nationally broadcast television show in 1998, and reached 134 pounds before his fourth birthday. County welfare officials and prosecutors stepped in when the boy continued to gain weight, placing Cory in foster care and barring his parents from having contact with him. Cory, now 5, has lost more than 50 pounds by dieting since entering foster care.

PEREIRA, Columbia - A hairdresser in Columbia believes he has the baldness problem licked. The barber from Pereira, which is approximately 100 mile east of the Bogata capital, uses a special tonic and has an actual cow massage his clients scalp with its tongue to encourage hair growth. One of the customers said the treatment has actually made him feel more masculine and more attractive to women.

MANITOBA, Canada - Only in Canada would someone ask their friend to shoot him, not once but twice, to test a bullet proof vest. The man from Swan River, Manitoba put on the vest and asked his friend to shoot him in the chest with a .22-caliber rifle while a third man videoed the experiment. Then, he asked him to shoot him again, this time with a 12-gauge shotgun in the back. He put a telephone book under the vest due to the gun's greater firepower, but still suffered cracked ribs and bruises. The men face a firearm prohibition hearing in January to consider whether they should be allowed to handle guns.

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