Brekkie Wrap: Odd break-in at whistleblower's firm; Asiana denies crash pilot was inexperienced
- From: News Limited Network
- July 09, 2013
THE law firm representing a US government whistleblower has been broken into, with the thieves pinching documents but leaving silver bars behind.
Thieves stole three computers and ransacked the firm's filing cabinets, but other valuables including silver bars and video equipment were left untouched. The firm, Schulman & Mathias, is representing a former State Department investigator Aurelia Fedenisn, whose allegations against the department and its contractors include solicitation of sexual favours from minors, sexual harassment and illicit drug use.
Meanwhile, Asiana Airlines has denied the inexperience of the pilot of the plane that crashed in San Francisco was to blame for the deadly accident, despite it being his first flight in control of a 777. Investigators have confirmed part of the plane was found in San Francisco Bay and are trying to ascertain why it was coming in to land at speeds much lower than it should have been. Also, the two girls who died in the crash were best friends, relatives have said, as classmates remembered the students as friendly and talented.
Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia
Asiana Airlines crash victims Ye Mengyuan, left, and Wang Linjia, right, pose for photos with other classmates in a classroom in Jiangshan city in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Source: AP
In other news, a leaked Pakistani report says Osama bin Laden was pulled over for speeding while he was in hiding, more than 50 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi have been killed in the latest violence in Egypt, authorities are still searching for 40 people missing after the weekend's train disaster in Quebec, the Pope has condemned the world's indifference to the plight of refugees, a hotel has collapsed in India and killed 13 people, and Saddam Hussein's half-brother has died of cancer.
Hotel collapse
Rescue workers move rubble as they search for victims after the City Light Hotel collapsed in Secunderabad. Source: AFP
Also, a two-year-old girl who was implanted with a windpipe from her own stem cells has died, a group of men were trapped up a tree for four days as tigers stalked below them, a Bangkok taxi driver allegedly stabbed a man to death over a $2 fare, a study has linked air pollution to a shorter life span, more than 70 people were shot over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, and former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (who left office in a prostitution scandal) is running for public office again.
Thailand Slain American
Taxi driver Chidchai Utmacha, right, shows how he stabbed an American passenger, Troy Lee Pilkington, during a police re-enactment in Bangkok. Source: AP
A mayor of a cash-strapped Italian town has painted his own office to save the public some money, and advances in IVF could drop the price of the treatment to just $300, Warren Buffett has made good on his pledge to give almost $3 billion to charity each year, there is hope that a leukaemia drug could help fight breast cancer, and Britain's Prince Andrew has joined Twitter and immediately been trolled.
Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew, Duke of York sits next to Philip Brook, the chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, during the Wimbledon semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro. Source: Getty Images
Today's Global Goss report leads with speculation that George Clooney and Stacy Kiebler have split up. In entertainment news, Lauryn Hill has begun her three-month jail stint for tax evasion, Shakira's ex has been denied access to her Swiss bank account, a music video for a song about a unrequited gay love - All-American Boy - has become the latest YouTube hit, a statue of Colin Firth as Mr Darcy has emerged from a London lake, Kings of Leon will return to Oklahoma to raise money for tornado victims, and Kris Jenner is going to have a host of co-hosts when she launches her new talk show.
Britain Colin Firth Mr Darcy statue
A swimmer approaches a statue meant to depict actor Colin Firth performing as Mr Darcy in the Serpentine Lake at London's Hyde Park. Source: AP
In sport, Andy Murray defensively lobbed a TV host's question about whether he'll be popping the question to his girlfriend Kim Sears, Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens insists New Zealand are the favourites for the World Cup, striker David Villa is leaving Barcelona for Atletico Madrid, Chris Froome's ambition hasn't been stopped by the Tour de France's rest day, and Lewis Hamilton's F1 championship push is being brought to a screaming halt by tyre regulations.
Andy Murray Kim Spears kiss
Andy Murray kisses his girlfriend Kim Sears after defeating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Source: AP