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Marriage proposals for French bank heist hero: lawyer

AFP - Today, 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 »

Germany's 'Robin Hood banker' gets suspended sentence
AFP - Yesterday, 05:29 pm
BERLIN (AFP) - The manager of a bank branch in Germany who secretly transferred money from rich clients to heavily indebted customers was sentenced to a 22-month suspended jail term on Monday, a court spokesman said. More »
Bizarre candidates kick off Philippine election race
AFP - Yesterday, 04:05 pm
MANILA (AFP) - Bizarre candidates such as the "Ultimate Messiah" and a man who crows like a chicken are seeking their moments of fame by making unlikely bids for president in next year's Philippine elections. More »
Yellow card for goalkeeper after cat rescue
AFP - Yesterday, 01:35 pm
ZAGREB (AFP) - The Croatian first division match between Sibenik and Medjimurje Cakovec will be remembered for a cat which earned the visiting team's goalkeeper a yellow card, press reports said on Monday. More »
Chinese migrants change names to be 'more Hong Kong'
AFP - Yesterday, 07:47 am
HONG KONG (AFP) - An increasing number of mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong are changing the spelling of their surnames to avoid discrimination in the former British colony, a report said Monday. More »
Rogue kangaroo tries to drown dog
AFP - Yesterday, 07:39 am
MELBOURNE (AFP) - A rogue kangaroo tried to drown a dog and then viciously attacked its owner when he launched a rescue bid, paramedics said on Monday. More »
Rare Charles Darwin book in toilet in Britain
AFP - Sunday, November 22 10:31 pm
LONDON (AFP) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday. More »
China legislator seeks to criminalise banquets: report
AFP - Sunday, November 22 07:35 am
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese legislator fed up with lavish banquets and official wining and dining has proposed making the "squandering of public funds" a crime, according to state press. 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 »
Women run in style in Paris stiletto race
AFP - Saturday, November 21 04:11 pm
PARIS (AFP) - Dozens of shoe addicts have taken part in the National Stiletto Championship on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris. More »