Auschwitz sign theft

WARSAW: Polish police have taken three men who admitted stealing the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz back to the site to re-enact its theft. Police found the metal sign cut into three pieces on Sunday and arrested five men in northern Poland. Three of the five have confessed to the theft from the site in southern Poland. The 16-foot wrought iron sign — the words on which translate as Work sets you free — symbolises for many the atrocities of Nazi Germany.

Kangaroos spell woes

SYDNEY: Farmers in northern Australia say a plague of kangaroos is overrunning their properties. They have said it is causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Recent heavy rainfall in parts of Queensland has prompted large numbers of marsupials to flock to the newly green countryside. The prospect of a lush meal has proved to be irresistible to mobs of marsupials, which have been munching their way through the vegetation.