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Michalak could miss six months with knee injury

France flyhalf Frederic Michalak could be out of action for six months after tearing a ligament in his left knee during a Super 14 match in Sydney on Saturday. Michalak, who has…

Aussie hospital closes after venomous spider invasion

An invasion of venomous spiders has forced an Australian hospital to evacuate patients and temporarily close its doors, reports said on Wednesday. Authorities decided the…

Aussie man fights crocodile to save wife

An Australian man who leapt on to a crocodile after it seized his wife in its jaws, wrestling and poking it in the eyes until it let go, was praised on Thursday as a hero by…

TV technician suspended over porn blunder

A television technician in French Polynesia has been suspended after he accidentally broadcast part of a pornographic movie shortly after a regular religious programme,…

Australian lesbian lovers given life term for murder

Two lesbian lovers, one who drank blood as part of a vampire culture, were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for what an Australian judge said was the ”evil” killing of a…

Symonds won’t face action for knocking over streaker

Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds will face no action after he knocked over a streaker in his side’s nine-run one-day international loss to India in Brisbane on Tuesday.…

He used WHAT?

It was a stick up of a different kind for one Australian burglar, who broke into a neighbour’s house and played sex games in the bathroom. Jamie Lacey broke into the house in…