Some of the stranger stories from around the globe

Negotiating the future of a near priceless work of art might leave some people walking on eggshells but the expert who found a home for a long-lost Fabergé masterpiece coolly conducted business in a potato field in Kerry.

A prized collection of Fabergé eggs owned by the family of late American publisher Malcolm Forbes has been sold to a Russian oil tycoon who said he intends to return the collection to their homeland.