Across Asia: Australia

Lost, senior drives 9 hours

An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving more than 600 km after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said yesterday. Eric Steward, 81, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours. Steward, who did not know where he was, approached a policeman at a gasoline station and asked for help late on Tuesday.