Ex-mayor sworn in as Romania’s new prez
Bucharest: Romania’s Parliament swore in a former Mayor as the country’s new President following an election he called a triumph for democracy 25 years after communism ended.
Arrest warrant for Zia’s former secy
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Sunday issued arrest warrants against 11 people, including Khaleda Zia’s former political secretary Harris Chowdhury, in the murder case of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria, a media report said.
Jordan hangs 11 murder convicts
Amman: Jordan’s Interior Ministry says the kingdom has hanged 11 people convicted of murder, the first executions to take place in the country in eight years. The official Petra news agency quoted the Ministry’s spokesman Ziad al-Zuabi as saying the 11 men, who were convicted in 2005 and 2006, were executed at a penitentiary in the country’s south.
French police kill ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacker
Paris: French police shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great” in Arabic), a source said.
Over 35000 marooned by flash floods in Sl
Colombo: Nearly 35,000 people have been marooned due to torrential rains and flashfloods in Sri lanka, disaster officials said.
Mother jailed for 20 years for killing child
Sydney: An Australian woman has been jailed for 20 years for killing her six-month-old daughter here in 2010, a media report said.
Egypt opens border with Gaza
Gaza City: A Palestinian border official says Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the first time in two months, offering temporary relief to Palestinians seeking to leave the coastal enclave.