American's bedroom swallowed by sinkhole BRANDON, US - A Florida man screamed for help and disappeared as a large sinkhole opened under the bedroom of a house. The man had not yet been found. His brother told rescue crews that there was a loud crash near midnight, then he heard his brother screaming. "When he got there, there was no bedroom left," fire service spokeswoman Jessica Damico said. The brother called police and frantically tried to help. An arriving deputy had to pull the brother from the hole and the collapsing house. AP Scotch lovers mourn as whisky spills into sewer LONDON - A massive spill at a Chivas plant has sent the smell of spirits flowing through a Scottish sewer, and sorrow coursing through the hearts of Scotch whisky fans. Chivas Brothers spokeswoman Jennifer Stevenson said the group was investigating what she described as an "accidental loss" of spirit at the company's bottling plant in Dumbarton. She declined to estimate how much of the bulk whisky had been lost, saying only that it was less than the 18,000 litres cited in reports. AP Jetstar apologises overshark-death blunder WELLINGTON - Budget airline Jetstar apologised after refusing to allow the grieving mother of a New Zealand man killed in a shark attack to change her flight on compassionate grounds. Jeanette Strange of Wellington was already booked to travel from the capital to Auckland next week, but tried to move the flight forward after learning her son Adam had been fatally mauled by a shark. The airline said she must pay an NZ$321 (HK$2,065) fare-change fee. Changes to flights were available on compassionate grounds, but the request needed supporting documentation, with any charges to be paid upfront then refunded later, Jetstar said. AFP Protesters halt work to knock down Berlin Wall BERLIN - Construction crews stopped work on removing a small section from one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall to make way for a housing project after hundreds of protesters blocked their path. Crews were able to remove only one section from the famous East Side Gallery before about 300 protesters pressed too close for the work to continue. The East Side Gallery is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall and is one of the German capital's most popular tourist attractions. AP Pentagon gives nod for F-35 flights to resume WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said it would resume flights of its F-35 fighter jets following a week-long precautionary grounding imposed after a crack was found on an engine blade on a test plane in California. A Pentagon spokeswoman said no additional cracks were found during inspections. Reuters
