Around the Weird: Bizarre News Briefs

Around the Weird: Bizarre News Briefs



BETHLEHEM, Israel (Wireless Flash) – Here’s a reason to always watch the news: Two Japanese tourists looking for Jesus’ birthplace recently wandered into the middle of the battle between Israelis and Palestinians at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. The two say they weren’t aware of the strife because they’ve been traveling and haven’t read a newspaper in six months.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Can classical music fight crime? Police in Fort Pierce, Florida, hope to find out by blasting Bach and Beethoven in bad areas to drive out drug dealers.

FUKUI, Japan – Some strippers in a small Japanese town are bringing new meaning to the term, Hello Kitty. The gals call themselves “Fairy Troop” and dress up like cartoon characters such as Hello Kitty and Pokemon.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A Brazilian animal rights group is suing an electric company claiming its use of the term for “cats,” meaning illegal power connections, mars the good name of the furry felines. The group says it doesn’t want any money, it just wants the company to stop referring to cats in ads.