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Japanese cops cross-dress for bag snatch dragnet

AFP - 10 hours 33 mins ago

TOKYO (AFP) - Patrolling in high heels, wigs and designer bags, Japanese black-belt policemen have been cross-dressing in a bid to beat off bag-snatchers, a report said Wednesday. More »

Mysterious toilet blockages plague Cathay flights
AFP - Yesterday, 05:56 am
HONG KONG (AFP) - Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has endured a spate of mysterious toilet blockages on its Airbus fleet, with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory. More »
Novice Israeli spy gets nicked by... Tel Aviv cops
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 09:46 pm
JERUSALEM (AFP) - An apprentice spy for Israel's once vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in the country's metropolis of Tel Aviv. More »
Jet-wing pilot to attempt Africa-Europe flight
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 09:43 pm
RABAT (AFP) - A Swiss man will attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back on Wednesday, his technical team announced Tuesday. More »
Darwin first edition sells for 100,000 pounds
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 07:21 pm
LONDON (AFP) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's toilet in southern Britain sold for more than 100,000 pounds Tuesday, Christie's auction house said. More »
Japan's Miura raring to conquer Everest at 80
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 05:15 pm
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese mountaineer who just lost his title as the oldest man to climb Mount Everest to a Nepalese fellow septuagenarian vowed Tuesday to do one better and scale the peak aged 80. More »
US Santas demand priority swine flu vaccine
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 05:04 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Santas want swine flu vaccine so that sneezing children don't give them an unwelcome present this Christmas. More »
'World's oldest sheep' dies in Australia heatwave
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 05:01 pm
MELBOURNE (AFP) - The world's oldest sheep has died in Australia after succumbing to a record-breaking heatwave that scorched much of the country's southeast, its owner said Tuesday. More »
Marriage proposals for French bank heist hero: lawyer
AFP - Tuesday, November 24 12:09 am
LYON, France (AFP) - A suspected bank robber may not be most girls' idea of Mr Right, but women are proposing marriage to a jailed French van driver accused of stealing million of euros, his lawyer said Monday. More »
Crisis forcing hard-up Spaniards to sell their hair
AFP - Sunday, November 22 05:04 am
MADRID (AFP) - Cash-strapped Spaniards are pulling their hair out over the economic crisis -- literally. More »