French 'Spiderman' who climbed Malaysian tower finedSeptember 2nd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Third time lucky in climbing Malaysia's tallest tower, French "Spiderman" Alain Robert has escaped going to jail but has paid $565 as fine. After spending a night in the police lock-up, he was brought in handcuffs to a court here where the government lawyers demanded maximum punishment for his act of scaling Tower Two of the Petronas Twin Towers.
Man disowns his lost-and-found son after tiff over spoilsJuly 26th, 2009 SYDNEY - A British teenager who survived 12 days lost in the Australian wilderness was disowned by his father over the division of spoils from an exclusive contract they negotiated for telling their harrowing story on television, news reports said Sunday. Jaime Neale and his father, Richard Cass, were reported to have fallen out over how the 200,000 Australian dollar ($160,000) fee should be split.
Elevator operator arrested in death of cleaning woman found in skyscraper near WTC siteJuly 18th, 2009 Elevator operator arrested in NYC tower killingNEW YORK — An elevator operator at a skyscraper near the World Trade Center site was arrested in the slaying of a cleaning woman whose bound body was found stuffed in an air conditioning duct. Joseph Pabon was taken into custody at 7:30 p.m., NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
Somali minister says arrests have been made in kidnapping of French agentsJuly 15th, 2009 Somali DM: Arrests made in French advisers kidnapMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's defense minister tells French radio that authorities have arrested suspects in the kidnapping of two French security advisers in the Somali capital. Defense Minister Mohamed Abdi Ghandi said on France's RFI radio Wednesday that troops also have gone to areas where the hostages might be.
Coroner: Dead woman found in NYC skyscraper where cleaning woman vanished was killedJuly 12th, 2009 Dead woman found in NYC building duct was killedNEW YORK — A medical examiner says someone killed a woman whose body was found hidden inside a New York City skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished days earlier. The homicide ruling was issued Sunday.
Police discover body hidden inside NYC skyscraper where cleaning woman vanished 4 days agoJuly 11th, 2009 Body found at NY skyscraper where woman vanishedNEW YORK — A body hidden inside a Manhattan skyscraper where a cleaning woman vanished four days ago was found Saturday morning. Police spokesman Paul Browne said the corpse was found just before 9 a.m., stuffed in an air conditioning duct in a utility room on the 12th floor of the tower where Eridania Rodriguez vanished Tuesday.
Two Indian students assaulted in SydneyJune 28th, 2009 SYDNEY - In a fresh attack, two Indian students were assaulted with a beer bottle in Sydney. Two teenagers have been arrested for the attack.
Two more Indians assaulted in SydneyJune 28th, 2009 SYDNEY - Two Australian teenagers in Central Sydney reportedly attacked two Indians late on Saturday night. The attack took place on Bathurst Street.
Oz Muslim leaders dismayed over Sarkozy's criticism of burqaJune 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Islamic leaders are dismayed at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of the burqa as a threat to "the equality and dignity of the female," saying his comments do not reflect the reality about the status of women in Islam. The French President's comments were also tainted by hypocrisy, as his own track record on gender issues left a lot to be desired, said Iqbal Patel, president of Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.
Sears Tower to undergo $350 million green remodel, including wind turbines, solar panelsJune 24th, 2009 Sears Tower to undergo $350M green remodelCHICAGO — The Sears Tower will undergo a $350 million green remodeling effort at the 110-story skyscraper, including wind turbines, green roofs and solar panels. Owners and architects said Wednesday that the plan will reduce electricity use in the building by 80 percent and save 24 million gallons of water a year.
Police charge 'race' attack protester in Sydney's western suburbsJune 10th, 2009 SYDNEY - Sydney police have charged a man who allegedly carried a pole during a protest by Indian students in western Sydney. Two men were arrested after 70 protesters took to the streets of western Sydney for a second night in protest at a series of attacks they claim are racially motivated, The Australian reports.
Kids want to be Spiderman and mermaid, educationist unhappyApril 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - A ballerina, Spiderman, a vet, a train driver and sometimes even a sea lion: these are the jobs that toddlers see themselves in when they grow up. Kate Castine, an adviser to Australia's department of education, isn't happy about this and wants four-year-olds to be more serious about their career options.
Man beaten to death at Sydney airportMarch 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Horrified passengers at Sydney airport's domestic terminal witnessed a clash between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs Sunday in which one man was bludgeoned to death with metal posts. Police said members of one gang lay in wait for members of another gang to arrive on a flight to Sydney and set about them as they emerged in the arrival hall.
Swede Alshammar breaks butterfly recordMarch 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - Sweden's Therese Alshammar broke her own world record Tuesday in the 50-metre butterfly at the Australian swimming championships in Sydney. Alshammar, 31, clocked 25.44 seconds - 0.02 seconds faster than the world record she set in Barcelona in 2007.
Sydney police break massive shoplifting ringJanuary 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - Sydney police said Friday they had broken Australia's biggest ever shoplifting operation after uncovering a 'treasure trove' of stolen goods worth millions of dollars. Two men stopped for acting suspiciously led them to a warehouse full of perfume, shampoo, after-shave, razor blades and other toiletries.
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