Briefly World

Bush invited Osama son to White House

LONDON: George W Bush invited Osama bin Ladens son Omar to the White House in the final days of his presidency in an attempt to track down Osama,bin Laden junior has claimed. They invited me to accompany them to the White House,offered to protect me,on condition I helped them find my father, Omar told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

Indian-Americans Internet firm sued

BOSTON: Six Hollywood studios,including Warner Brothers,have sued Internet movie company Zediva and its Indian-American CEO Venkatesh Srinivasan for streaming movies online for as little as 1 without permission from them.

Michel Martelly wins Haiti poll

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Musician Michel Sweet Micky Martelly scored a victory Monday in Haitis presidential runoff,according to preliminary results from last months election. Martelly got nearly 68 per cent of the vote in the two-way race with Mirlande Manigat,an electoral council spokesman said.

Ozone layer faces record loss in Arctic

GENEVA: The World Meteorological Organisation said Tuesday the Earths ozone layer in the Arctic region has suffered a loss of about 40 per cent from the start of winter until late March exceeding previous seasonal loss of about 30 per cent. Depletion has been caused by harmful chemicals and cold winter.

Hunt on for remains of Mona Lisa model

ROME: Researchers said they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to identify remains of a woman believed to be the model for Mona Lisa. The project launched Tuesday aims to locate remains of Lisa Gherardini,wife of silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo,who has been linked to painting.