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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur. Rumours of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Songwriter Paul Vance, who earned pop culture immortality with the 1960 smash about a bashful bather, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," has died. He was 68. The New Milford-raised Vance, whose real name was Paul Van Valkenburgh, died Sept. 6 at his home in Ormond Beach, Fla., said his wife of 32 years, Rose Leroux. He had been battling lung cancer for two years. Vance and songwriting partner Lee Pockriss also co-wrote "Catch a Falling Star," a No. 1 hit for Perry Como in 1958. But they had their biggest success with the song...

Enrique Iglesias has shocked his female admirers - by announcing he wants to release his own range of extra-small condoms. The Latin heartthrob admitted he can't find sheaths to fit the smaller man, and wants to save people who aren't well-endowed any embarrassment. The 30-year-old, who is dating stunning tennis pin-up Anna Kournikova, is quoted in America's Houston Press newspaper as saying: "The next product I'm gonna put my name on is extra-small condoms. "I can never find extra-small condoms, and I know it's really embarrassing for people - you know, from experience. "Hopefully people won't be ashamed when I...

Local bomb suspect posed as ministerFeds say Reamstown man who was angry over plastic surgery mailed explosive to Chicago doctor. By Tim Mekeel Lancaster New EraPublished: Apr 15, 2005 2:00 PM EST LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A Reamstown man, unhappy with his penile-enlargement surgery, allegedly posed as a Methodist minister when he mailed a small bomb to his Chicago surgeon, a new indictment says.Blake R. Steidler, 24, of East Church Street, was charged by a federal grand jury on Wednesday with four counts of wrongdoing. He faces up to life in prison and a $1 million penalty. The eight-page indictment...