World Vignettes

Susan Boyle gets mobbed by nuns in Paris

London: British singing sensation Susan Boyle was mobbed by a group of excited nuns during her trip to Paris. They may not be your average YouTube users,but nuns at a French church instantly recognised the singer and crowded around her,reported Daily Mail online. The 48-year-old spinster from Scotland cheerfully chatted with the nuns and even showed them a few of her dance moves. Her album I Dreamed A Dream,which is currently at the number one spot,contains two hymns.

Christmas cheer saves woman from speeding fine

Berlin: A young woman in Germany who burst into tears when police fined her for speeding received an early Christmas present when another woman caught for the same offence paid the charge. Authorities in the western city of Aachen said the older driver was so moved by the womans crying at the police station that she pulled out her purse and handed over the money. It is Christmas soon after all, local police quoted her as saying.