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Beauty contest for goats begins in Saudi Arabia Riyadh - A beauty competition for goats began on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, as part of an auction bringing together traders and herders in the holy Muslim city of Mecca. Auction supervisor Fawzi al-Subhi said that over 170 animals are competing for the coveted title 'most beautiful goat.' He expects the winner to be sold for at least 18,000 dollars. According to al-Shams newspaper, the four-legged contestants are purebred Hijazi goats, a distinct breed named after the province in which Mecca is located. Pastoralists and their flocks still roam the Hijaz region...

"Neither Denmark nor Norway has a prohibition on sex with animals, as long as the animals do not suffer. On the Internet Danish animal owners advertise openly that they offer sex with animals, without intervention from police or other authorities, Danish newspaper 24timer reports. In correspondence with the animal owners, the newspaper was told that the animals involved have many years of experience and that the animals themselves wanted sex. The cost to the client varied from DKK 500-1,000 (USD 85-170). ... According to the 24timer report, Germans, Dutchmen, Swedes and Norwegians visit the Danish bordellos, and a web site...

Former Alabama football coach Mike Price had sex with two women in his hotel room in Pensacola, Fla., according to a report in today's issue of Sports Illustrated. Price, 57, was fired on Saturday for failing to live his "personal and professional life in a manner consistent with university policies," University of Alabama President Robert Witt said. Price was fired before ever coaching the Crimson Tide in a game. Previous reports have said that Price went to a strip club during a trip to an April 17 golf outing in Pensacola and that a woman charged nearly $1,000 in food...

<p>ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION -(KRT) - Sleek and projecting power even though still, the USS Constellation's F-14 Tomcats dominate the carrier's flight deck. Originally designed to foil Soviet fighters during the Cold War, these exponents of Navy air power are probably seeing their last service in this one.</p>