Iran protests UN ambassador ban
United Nations: Iran has formally protested Washington's refusal to grant a visa to its new UN ambassador. Iran's UN Mission sent a letter to the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country and released a copy of it last night.
‘Mush singled out in treason case’
Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer claimed that the former Pakistan President was being singled out in the treason trial and all those involved in the imposition of the emergency in 2007 should be tried together.
Police: US mom admitted to killing her 6 babies
Provo (US): Authorities say a woman accused of killing six babies that she gave birth to over 10 years told investigators that she either strangled or suffocated the children and then put them inside boxes in her garage.
Royal Navy chief warns on Scottish independence
london: The head of the Royal Navy says that Scottish independence would weaken Britain’s sea forces. Admiral George Zambellas told the BBC that Britain’s defences would be damaged if Scotland breaks away after a September referendum.
Indian tourist dies on ‘sea walk’ tour in Thai
Bangkok: An Indian tourist died of heart failure after he went for a “sea walk” near Thailand’s popular beach town of Pattaya, bringing the country’s marine safety standards under the scanner yet again.
Sudan’s president bans political party meetings
Khartoum: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has issued a decree banning political parties from holding meetings without permission from the authorities, the official media reported. “No political party has the right to hold meetings and conferences inside their areas without first obtaining permission from the relevant authorities,” SUNA news agency reported the decree as reading.