■ WELLINGTON.

Court gives green light to «boobs on bikes» parade

A New Zealand court has allowed a parade of topless porn stars on motor bikes to proceed on the main street of the country?s biggest city, local media said recently. Auckland City Council had sought a court injunction to stop the ?Boobs on Bikes? parade, scheduled for Wednesday, saying it breached a bylaw banning offensive public events. But Judge Nicola Mathers said while opponents may find the parade offensive or tasteless, the fact that 80,000 people had gathered for a similar event last year meant a significant number of people did not agree with the critics, ?New Zealand Press Association? said. The parade on Queens St., featuring leather-clad local and international porn stars, is part of an ?Erotica Expo? organized by self-styled ?porn king? Steve Crow.

■ BERLIN. Couple survives plane crash into power cable.

A German couple had a lucky escape after their light aircraft hit a 380,000 volt power line and then hung upside down from a wheel for nearly three hours. ?They had a very, very lucky escape,? said police officer Edmund Martin at the scene in Durach, southern Germany. Emergency services freed the pair suspended 20 meters (65 feet) from the ground with a hydraulic lift after a helicopter rescue was ruled out as too dangerous. The couple suffered only minor injuries.

■ LOS ANGELES. Ricky Martin becomes father of twins.

Tired of living ?la vida loca?, Latin American singing sensation Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys through a surrogate mother and will take time away from his career to raise them, his spokesman said in a statement recently. The boys were delivered ?via gestational surrogacy?, but no further details were released.

■ USA. Rumer Willis joins the ?family business?.

When she first set foot on a movie set as a child, Rumer Willis (photo), daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, knew she wanted to be a part of the ?family business,? even though she didn?t fit the image of a Hollywood celebrity. The young actress, who turned 20 this week, is a self-proclaimed dork and computer nerd ? traits that helped her develop her character in her first adult role in ?The House Bunny,? which debuts in American theaters today.