VENICE, Italy, Dec. 29 A police officer in Venice, Italy, reportedly has been fired for cross-dressing in public while off duty.

The officer, whose name was not released, was seen on multiple occasions dressed in a small T-shirt, a mini-skirt and women’s earrings at a popular Venice gathering spot, ANSA reported Friday.
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Unfortunately, there was no one else around to blame. A hungry turtle who munched on Brussels sprouts managed to create big enough bubbles with his flatulence that it actually set off the fire alarm at the Sea Life Center in Weymonth in the UK. The flatulence was strong enough to set off the sensors throughout the aquarium, according to Marine Biologist Sarah Leaney.
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Patna: Alcohol, anger and three words have turned into a deadly cocktail for Bihar-resident Akhtar, who has been separated from his wife and children for the last 20 days.

Akhtar’s fault: in a fit of alcohol-fuelled anger, he shouted talaq (divorce) thrice at his wife Sakina during an argument, which was overheard by neighbours.
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Bergen, Norway (AHN) – In a ground-breaking case, a 24-year-old Norwegian woman has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being convicted of forcing sex on a sleeping man.
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New Port Richey, Florida — A teenager has been hospitalized with facial injuries caused when a bullet he found fired while held in a vice, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday.
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested a man for drunk driving after he mistook a police spot check for a breakdown and stopped to help.
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BERLIN (Reuters) – A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in the Australian metropolis Sydney landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking Web site.
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