SYDNEY, Australia: Whenever you get into a fight and you spend all night crying, who sits quietly by your bed keeping you company? Your dog. When that special someone is not around and you need to talk, who listens to you no matter what? Your cat.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island: After attending to a patient, the nurse's aide excused herself, carrying an armful of dirty linen on her way out. As she opened the door of Room 310, she noticed the fluffy, grey-and-white brindled cat waiting just outside. "Hello Oscar," she said. "Are you going inside?"

SAN BERNARDINO, California: They say curiosity kills the cat. But one particularly inquisitive feline has survived 18 days without food or water after sticking its nose where it didn't really belong.

CUPERTINO, California: People across America are doing everything they can to get their hands on Apple's newest baby, the iPhone.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: A law limiting the number of pets a household can own, as well as forcing mandatory feline registration, has created a catfight within the council trying to introduce it.

That little bundle of feline sitting and purring next to you might actually be a secret internet star.

A rash of funny feline photographs have flooded the worldwide web recently - and your seemingly innocent little kitty-cat might just be part of this latest online phenomenon.

ROTORUA, New Zealand: Have cats replaced dogs as man's best friend?

The light-hearted debate over who is man's truest best friend - felines or canines - has raged for time eternal. While dogs are said to be loyal and heroic, cats, with their independent nature, are said to be more aloof and self-centered.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: When you use the words 'Nora' and 'music' in a sentence, it's a safe bet you'd be referring to singer/songwriter Norah Jones and not a humble pussycat.

But that's about to change. Make way for the latest 'Nora' music sensation sweeping the world - Nora, the piano-playing cat!

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota: A recent string of cat deaths in a quiet little neighborhood is making police and residents nervous.

In just ten days, five cats have been found dead at the Cactus Hills Mobile Home Park in Sioux Falls, according to news website KeloLand.com.