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American Tourist Caught Swimming Away From Burmese Opposition Leader's Lakeside Home
Myanmar police have arrested an American man they caught swimming away from the off-limits lakeside home of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest. The man identified by local newspapers as John William Yeattaw was spotted and fished early Wednesday morning by police from Yangon's Inya Lake while he was swimming with the help of an empty plastic water jug. He had apparently sneaked into Suu Kyi's residence Sunday also by swimming the lake.
Japanese Man Makes Mexico Airport Terminal His Home For Several Months
His is a life imitating art, Hiroshi Nohara, of Japan has been living at the Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez airport in Mexico City since arriving there on September 2 and he does not want to leave yet. Reminiscent of the Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones starrer, "The Terminal" where Hanks played to role of Viktor Navorski, a man from the fictional country of Krakozhia who arrived at the John F. Kennedy airport in New York only to find out that his country was overtaken by rebels mid-flight, invalidating his passport making him stateless and a fixture in the airport, Nahora has made Benito Juarez airport his "home."
Israeli Parents Leave 4-Yr-Old Daughter At Ben-Gurion Airport
An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple is facing possible charges of negligence after leaving behind their four-year-old daughter at the Ben-Gurion airport in Israel on Sunday to take a vacation in Paris, France. Airport investigators said the couple, whose names were being withheld, were late for their flight to Paris on Sunday and rushed to the gate with their five children. Because of their mad dash to the gate, the parents forgot about their four-year-old daughter and learned she was missing after being told about it by flight attendants in mid-air.
Couple Plotted To Fake Husband's Death Sentenced To Six Years Each In Prison
An English couple who schemed to fake the husband's death in order to collect the insurance money has been sentenced to more than six years each in prison. The plot of the deceitful couple began to unravel in December 2007, five years after John Darwin and his wife conspired to fake his death in a canoeing accident, when John, 57, walked into a London police headquarters saying he had amnesia.
Australian Man Puts "Entire Life" Up For Sale
An Australian man announced online that he was putting his entire life up for sale, auctioning it to the highest bidder. According to 44-year-old Ian Usher, the winning bidder will get his home, his car, all his material possessions, and even his job. Usher explained that with regards to the job, the winner would be given a two-week trial employment at a rug shop in Perth, Western Australia.
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