CYPRUS-OFFBEAT-RECORD

British Peggy McAlpine flies with her instructor over the city of Kyrenia in northern Cyprus, 31 October 2007. The Briton marked her 100th birthday by setting what is believed to be a new world record on Wednesday after paragliding from the top of a mountain range in Cyprus. Peggy McAlpine, who has seen the reign of five British monarchs and 26 prime ministers, leapt from a 2,500-foot (760 metre) peak in the Five Finger mountains in northern Cyprus for a 15-minute tandem flight. AFP PHOTO / STR