Australia

Muslim cleric found guilty in Australia’s biggest terror trial

Melbourne, Sept. 15 : A Muslim cleric has been found guilty of leading and being a member of a terrorist organization in Australia''s biggest terror trial.

Jurors today found 48-year-old Abdul Nacer Benbrika was a member of a Melbourne terror cell and declared him guilty, even as he displayed no emotion on charges of intentionally directing the activities of a terrorist organization.

Nepalese man finds happiness with wife no.25!

Melbourne, September 14 : It took Ramachandra Katuwal, a Nepalese porter, twenty-five marriages to finally find the right woman to be happy with.

The 49-year-old, who first got married at the age of 26, admittedly remembers only nine of his previous brides.

Whilst his first wife, and later, many others, ran off with her lover, Katuwal from then on led a life of succeeding failed marriages covering an incredible span of more than two decades.

"My second wife also ran away," The Daily Telegraph quoted him saying, "and the third one too."

"(Like other ex-wives) the 24th one also ran away. And I decided not to marry again," he added.

Five-year-old goes on $133k shopping spree!

Five-year-old goes on $133k shopping spree!Melbourne, Sept 14 : After finding a fortune in his dad''s safe, a five-year-old went on a 133,000 dollars shopping spree.

Little Djodja Markovic took his friends to a shopping mall and blew the money on clothes, toys, bicycles, lollies, computers and games.

His father Slobodan Markovic, a Serbian businessman, kept the money in a safe at home.

He only realised what had happened when his son and his friends came home with dozens of shopping bags.

Conservatives flicker in Western Australia

Conservatives flicker in Western AustraliaSydney - The Australian Labor Party's monopoly on government ended Sunday when its branch in Western Australia conceded defeat to a coalition of conservative parties.

A week after a state election resulted in a hung parliament, the National Party threw its support behind Liberal leader Colin Barnett, allowing him to claim victory and become premier of the resource-rich state.

Tiny chihuahuas are world’s most destructive dogs!

Tiny chihuahuas are world’s most destructive dogs!Melbourne, Sept 14 : They might be tiny, but when it comes to destroying things in the home, the pint-size chihuahuas can be monsters, that’s what a new of list of the world''s most destructive dog breeds claims.

The peewee pooches are ranked just behind great danes in the list conducted by pet insurer Esure, reports the Daily Telegraph.

According to the survey, chihuahuas and great danes clock up repair bills averaging 1376 dollars and 1420 dollars respectively during their lifetime.

Australian carmakers demand subsidies for greener vehicles

Australian carmakers demand subsidies for greener vehicles Sydney - Carmakers need a government subsidy to roll out the vehicles that Australians want to buy, an industry lobby group said Sunday.

The three local carmakers - Toyota Motor Corp, GM Holden Ltd and the Ford Motor Co - only make big, petrol-thirsty cars that have lost their appeal because of higher petrol prices and environmental concerns. Smaller cars, all of them imports, are what the customer wants.

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