11th March 2010

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Tag: human-interest

  • Police quell Dennis Ferguson relocation rumours

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    Police have taken the unusual step of contacting convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson in response to community concerns that he is planning to leave Sydney and move to the Hunter Valley. There has ... more

  • No jail for kisser who triggered airport scare

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    A man who held up 16,000 passengers by breaching airport security to kiss his girlfriend has avoided a jail sentence. Haisong Jiang ducked a security rope to spend a final 20 minutes with his ... more

  • Sperm whale shadowed trans-Tasman rower

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to reach New Zealand sometime next week after more than seven weeks at sea. If the New Zealander completes the voyage he will be only the second rower ... more

  • Dog owners told to get attack insurance

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    Dog owners in England and Wales will have to take out insurance against their pets biting people under government plans to tackle the increasing number of dangerous breeds. More than 100 people a ... more

  • Grave-robbing suspects arrested after snatching president's body

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    Officials in Cyprus say DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a suburban cemetery belongs to the late president Tassos Papadopoulos. Almost three months to the day after bodysnatchers ... more

  • Icon_camera German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuel

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third. The ... more

  • Snakes alive: weather brings out reptiles

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Experts are warning that warm weather combined with the recent rain across large parts of Australia has increased the prevalence of snake sightings and attacks. Two people have sustained dangerous ... more

  • Snake handler recovering after 'unusual' face bites

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    A snake handler from New South Wales is recovering in hospital after being bitten twice in the face by a deadly brown snake. The 38-year-old was bitten on his nose and forehead at his home at ... more

  • Icon_camera 11yo drove mum's car for 80km, court told

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    A boy accused of taking his mother's car on a 80-kilometre joy ride has not sought bail in the Youth Court. It is alleged the 11-year-old boy took the car at Mannum in South Australia, where his ... more

  • Icon_camera Geldof attacks Australia's 'mean' aid contribution

    Created Mon, 19th of Nov 2007

    Irish rock star and humanitarian Bob Geldof says the amount of foreign aid Australia contributes is pathetic. The former Boomtown Rats singer is in Brisbane to attend a business leaders forum ... more

  • Icon_camera Geldof named Brisbane's new ambassador

    Created Mon, 19th of Nov 2007

    Irish rock star and activist Bob Geldof has been appointed an honorary ambassador for Brisbane. Geldof's role will require him to promote Queensland's capital city internationally. The former ... more

  • Icon_camera Geldof named Brisbane's new ambassador

    Created Mon, 19th of Nov 2007

    Irish rock star and activist Bob Geldof has been appointed an honorary ambassador for Brisbane. Geldof's role will require him to promote Queensland's capital city internationally. The former ... more

  • Police hunt thieves who snatched Cypriot leader's corpse

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Police in Cyprus say they may have found the stolen corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, whose body was snatched from his grave three months ago. The body of Mr Papadopoulos, who died ... more

  • Top gong for Cumnock woman

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Cumnock woman Christine Weston has been named the New South Wales Woman of the Year. Ms Weston was last night given the honour at Parliament House in Sydney for her work including establishing a ... more

  • YouTube 'hoon' surrenders to police

    Created Tue, 9th of Mar 2010

    Adelaide police asked people to log on to the website YouTube to help them catch a driver who did a burn-out in the city's east end last Friday night. A video of the incident was uploaded two days ... more


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