Joseluis Franco has nerves of steel.

Construction workers in Port St. Lucie, Fla., were stunned when Franco, 19, accidentally shot himself in the eye with a nail gun.

Then they were flabbergasted as he calmly pulled the 21/2-inch spike from his eye socket and waited for an ambulance.

But now, he must be even braver – his boss says he’s not sure whether insurance will cover the bills.

Hell hath no fury like a woman robbed of her accessories.

A drunken, knife-wielding robber was tackled and put under citizen’s arrest by a petit 23-year-old Japanese woman after he tried to steal her designer wallet.

“I was scared, but I was desperate because he was trying to steal my bag with my precious Louis Vuitton wallet inside,” she explained to cops in Tokyo.

Oh, that’s OK. For a moment, we thought it wasn’t worth risking her life for.

A pedophile lawyer who claimed he suffered stress because his trial was delayed has won a $10,000 payout for his pain and suffering.

Rupert Massey, 59, got the compensation despite being convicted of sexually assaulting young boys in Poole, England.

“This is human rights gone mad!” fumed politician Steve McCabe, who wants the money returned.

A bridge in Scotland has been nicknamed Rover’s Leap because at least five pet dogs have died jumping off it since last October.

Animal psychiatrists say they can’t explain the lemming-like behavior at the 40-foot-high span in Dunbarton. Even stranger, the property on which the bridge is located is being turned into a Christian “hope and healing” center.

A frantic mom raced into a firehouse clutching a locked suitcase – with her 3-year-old son inside.

Cops in London say Tiger Fawley got trapped when he climbed inside and the lid slammed shut. His mother, Donna, was a nervous wreck until firefighters pried the case open, but Tiger remained as cool as a cucumber.

“He’s a little comedian. When his sister, Scarlett, asked him if he needed anything, he replied, ‘I could do with a torch [flashlight],” she said.