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Iraqi Cops Take Lead With a Little Help U.S. transition team work as advisers to help build a functioning, independent police force. By Megan McCloskey Stars and Stripes ALBU FARAJ, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2007 -- In a way, the soldiers who live, eat and work at the Albu Faraj Iraqi police station are like older brothers to the newly minted policemen.The Police Transition Team is there for guidance - to back up the Iraqis and teach them a few things. And much like a younger brother hanging out with his older, more experienced sibling, the policemen want to prove...

Japan 'groper' dies after fleeing A Japanese man has died after being tackled by fellow train passengers who believed he had molested a woman during the morning rush hour. The man fled the train at a station in the city of Osaka after a 20-year-old student accused him of groping her. The 40-year-old was brought to the ground by four male passengers, who included at least one off-duty police officer. He died later in hospital. Women-only carriages run on some trains in Japan because of groping complaints. The college student accused the man of groping her on Tuesday, shortly...