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Seventy-two-year-old Dangi is welcomed like an international superstar in Sydney, Australia, having lived a hard life in rural Nepal until he was recently found to be the world’s shortest living man.
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A woman subjected to an invasive pat-down by TSA agents sobbed and cried aloud at the security checkpoint in an airport in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday. The video shows the woman in pink sweater hunched over, sobbing even after the pat-down was over.
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A major flaw in the TSA's screening process has been unmasked by a blogger. As shown in the video below, a person could get a metal object through the TSA body scanners by placing the item to the side of the body, rather than the front or back.
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Kabul -
A suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack at the gates of the Jalalabad military airport in eastern Afghanistan Monday. The Taliban have claimed responsibility, saying it was in revenge for Koran burning at the Bagram air base.
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Frankfurt -
Now past its second day, an airport strike in Frankfurt, Germany is causing some headaches. After union workers stopped doing their duties last Thursday and Friday, the strike is expected to continue on Monday as well.
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High winds did not prevent planes landing at a German airport earlier in January, though it took some remarkable moves on the part of skilled pilots to land safely.
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The airport in Castellón in the Valencian Community in Southern Spain makes a white elephant look like a great present. Millions have been spent on it but it is missing one vital factor - there are no planes.
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A video released by Delta Air Lines uses cameras inserted inside a suitcase to show the journey through the baggage system at a couple of airports.
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Minneapolis -
In most cases, anybody who fights fire is deemed a hero. Not Eder Rojas though – a flight attendant from Woodbury, Minnesota. He started a fire during a route from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, just so he could put it out and 'play the hero'.
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Bangkok -
If you're sick of traditional male and female cabin crew when flying to exotic locations around the world, then you should book a flight with PC Air, which recently hired a team of transgender flight attendants.
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Airport Headlines
A deal is struck to sell Edinburgh Airport to the owner of Gatwick and London City airports for £807m.
Former head of TSA criticizes airport security.
Have airports become a horrible experience?
Proposals for a £100m redevelopment of Aberdeen Airport over the next 30 years are unveiled.
Manchester Airports Group, which includes East Midlands and Bournemouth, says it is looking into buying another UK airport to expand the company.
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