Briefly World: 1971 war crimes: Bangla media tycoon arrested

Wolves kill worker at Swedish wildlife park

STOCKHOLM: A pack of wolves killed a worker in their enclosure at Kolmarden wildlife park on Sunday,said police,who did not know what had triggered the attack on the 30-year-old woman. She was so badly hurt in the attack that she died of her injuries,said a police spokesman for the Ostergotland district.

Obama backs Iraq envoy nominee

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has no plans to withdraw Brett McGurks nomination to be US ambassador to Iraq,despite revelations the nominee had engaged in an extra-marital affair with a journalist whom he later married,the White House said on Sunday.

Israeli kills 2 Palestinians

JERUSALEM: An Israeli tow truck driver shot and killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and told Israeli police he opened fire after they attacked him and tried to steal his vehicle.

Gilani,Kayani to attend Nayef funeral

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Saudi Arabia Sunday to attend the funeral of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al Saud. The funeral of Prince Nayef,who died Saturday,was to be held at Mecca.