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He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo – but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed. Mr Kato may have been dead for 30 years according to Japanese authorities. They grew suspicious when they went to honour Mr Kato [...]
Dominique Cottrez, 45, cared for the sick and dying through her job as a nursing assistant, and her handyman husband Pierre-Marie, 47, was a respected member of the local council. But behind the facade of their apparently happy, comfortable lifestyle a horrific and unimaginable secret lay buried – the corpses of EIGHT newborn babies. Stuffed [...]
Mark Latham said Kevin Rudd is unmanly and like a snake for leaking a damaging story about his successor Julia Gillard. Mark Latham also said Ms Gillard would have been better off giving Mr Rudd the foreign affairs portfolio to prevent him from being a loose cannon in Brisbane. Ms Gillard lost traction in the [...]
A fibre optic cable linking Australia, New Zealand and the US is to be built for an estimated $US400 million ($A443.58 million). The high network efficiency, 13,600km Pacific Fibre cable will be built jointly by Pacific Fibre Ltd and Asian telecommunication services provider Pacnet, both companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The cable will [...]
A man has been jailed for five years after trying to suffocate his girlfriend while bashing her after she talked to other men at a pub. Andrew Miller, 43, repeatedly told his partner Kerrie Johnston he was going to kill her, as he hit her and smothered her with a pillow. He pinned her to the bed, [...]
Telstra’s BigPond broadband pricing plans will fall by up to 50 per cent as the telco giant recognises widespread uptake of high speed internet connections and adjusts to competitive pressures. Along with simplifying its pricing options from 12 plans to just four, the company has raised data allowances and promised no additional usage charges on [...]
AN Adelaide man has admitted creating a computer virus capable of accessing bank accounts both here and overseas – sparking a worldwide red alert. Anthony Scott Harrison, 20, of Black Forest, appeared in the District Court today. He pleaded guilty to four counts of modifying computer data to cause harm or inconvenience. He also admitted [...]
A priest in Moldova, in eastern Europe, has been accused of drowning a baby boy as he baptised him. Police are investigating Father Valentin for accidential homicide after witnesses at the ceremony said the priest did not cover the baby’s mouth during the ritual. Father Valentin had denied being responsible for the baby’s death during [...]
Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation. A huge cache of secret US military files today provides a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan, revealing how coalition forces have killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents, Taliban attacks have soared and Nato commanders fear neighbouring Pakistan and Iran are fuelling the [...]
Aussie cricketing great Glenn McGrath is engaged to his girlfriend of seven months, Sara Leonardi, 28. The 40-year-old cricketer presented his Italian girlfriend with a beautiful diamond engagement ring last week. “I can confirm that they’re engaged, but that’s about as much information as I can give you,” McGrath’s manager Warren Craig said. “They got [...]
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