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Novice Israeli spy gets nicked by... Tel Aviv cops

AFP - 7 hours 37 mins ago

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 - 7 hours 40 mins ago
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 - 10 hours 2 mins ago
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 - Yesterday, 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 - Yesterday, 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 - Yesterday, 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 - Yesterday, 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 »
Stress-free Christmas? Cheap hotels for British mother-in-laws
AFP - Yesterday, 12:05 am
LONDON (AFP) - A hotel chain offered Tuesday to take some of the stress out of Christmas this year with a special room rate in Britain for mother-in-laws. More »
Bizarre candidates kick off Philippine election race
AFP - Monday, November 23 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 - Monday, November 23 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 »