Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holds onto Prince William, as she bends down to pull the heel of her shoe out of a drainage grill. The Duchess let slip she's hoping for a boy as she presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards. Picture: AP/Matt Dunham Source: AP
WHILE you were sleeping, the world celebrated St Patrick's Day, the Pope asked you to pray for him, and the Duchess of Cambridge admitted she's hoping for a baby boy.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge let slip she’s hoping for a boy but Prince William wants a girl while she was handing out Shamrock’s to solders - and getting her high heels stuck in a grate.
Meanwhile, Harry and his new squeeze hit a reggae club on a night out in London. Also partying it up were the Irish - with St Patrick’s Day celebrations in full swing in Dublin.
Crowds turned out in their thousands in Dublin to watch the annual St Patrick's Day parades. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
In the US, two teenage gridiron players broke down and apologised in court after they were found guilty of raping a drunk 16-year-old, then posting the photos to social media. And in India, a group of farmers have confessed to brutally raping a Swiss tourist.
In bizarre kidnapping news, a failed businessman who claimed he had been kidnapped for eight months after being found by the side of the road admits me made the whole ordeal up to get a break from creditors.
Defense attorney Walter Madison, right, holds his client, 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond, second from right, while defense attorney Adam Nemann, left, sits with his client Trent Mays, foreground, 17, as Judge Thomas Lipps pronounces them both delinquent on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Mays and Richmond were accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in August 2012. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool) Source: AP
Meanwhile, in India, an engineering firm boss has been rescued after being kidnapped by a broke shopkeeper who wanted ransom money.
Syria's Assad family have made a rare public appearance, China’s new president has vowed to fight for a Chinese “renaissance”, Greek police are locked in a prison standoff with a murderer whose taken five hostages, and al-Qaida have claimed a deadly Iraq attack as the 10-year anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein nears.
Closer to home, Auckland was rattled by a series of small earthquakes.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Labor are facing a huge uphill battle to win the upcoming election. Source: Supplied
New polls show Prime Minister Julia Gillard has almost no shot winning the election, an Aussie music producer has launched a campaign to fight a 10-year ban from the US over a visa mix-up, and superbugs are stalking the halls of hospitals.
In sport, a soccer player has been banned for making a Nazi salute (but he claims he didn't realise it was a Nazi thing), the Kookaburras' win Malaysia's Shah Cup, Michael Clarke's back is bothering him, and Mark Webber may never win a GP after Lotus' Raikkonen snatched victory.
In ents, Prince got funky at Texas' SXSW festival, Rhys took home the MasterChef: The Professionals trophy and Mel B has jumped ship to Channel Nine for a new gig with Australia's Got Talent.
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