Algeria’s Bouteflika wins 4th prez term
Algiers: Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose poor health forced him to vote from a wheelchair in Algeria’s presidential election, has won a fourth term with 81.53 per cent of the votes, the Interior Minister announced on Friday. The 77-year-old incumbent’s main rival, Ali Benflis, received 12.18 per cent in an election which saw 51.78 per cent of Algerians cast their ballots, Tayeb Belaiz told a conference.
US teacher fired over comment on black prez
Cincinnati: A US teacher has been fired following allegations that he told a black student who said he wanted to become President that the nation didn’t need another black President. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Fairfield Board of Education voted 4-0 on Thursday to fire Gil Voigt.
Syrian TV: 14 killed in car bombing in Homs
Beirut: A powerful car bomb exploded on Friday outside a mosque in a pro-government district of central Syria, killing 14 peoples, State-run Syrian television reported. The bombing occurred as worshippers left the Bilal al-Habshi mosque on the edge of Akrama after attending Friday prayers, the TV said.
Pak police nab leJ men involved in Shia killings
lahore: Six “target killers” of Sunni sectarian group lashkar-e-Jhangvi (leJ) allegedly involved in the killing of 18 people, mostly Shia leaders, have been arrested by Pakistani police.
library named after Osama bin laden in Pak
Islamabad: The library of a seminary for women run by a controversial hardline cleric in the Pakistani capital has been named after slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden.
Boat capsizes in Indonesia; 7 dead
Kupang (Indonesia): Police say a boat loaded with people in a Good Friday procession has capsized in eastern Indonesia, and at least seven people have died.