Hawking graffiti a permanent tribute!
London: A colourful graffiti of world famous physicist Stephen Hawking that sprang up on a railway bridge in Cambridge days after his death last month is likely to become a permanent tribute to the scientist in his home city.
New airstrikes on Syria kill 8 rebels
Beirut: Airstrikes on Syria’s rebel-controlled Douma killed eight civilians on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as Government forces resumed a military blitz of the town. The Britain-based monitor said it could not confirm whether the strikes were carried out by Syrian government warplanes or those of its ally, Russia.
US embassy car kills motorcyclist in Pak
Islamabad: A US embassy car hit a motorcycle here in Pakistan on Saturday, killing a man on the spot, according to a media report. The US defence air attache hit the motorcyclists near Islamabad’s Daman-e-Koh area, Geo News reported.
Father caged son for 20 years, arrested
Tokyo: A father who allegedly confined his mentally ill son in a small cage for more than two decades was arrested on Saturday in Japan, police said.
North Korea calls imprisoned park traitor
Seoul: North Korea called disgraced ex-South Korean President Park Geun-hye a “traitor” responsible for “extra-large hideous corruption,” in its first reaction to the sentencing of Park to 24 years in prison.