Briefly World

China stealth may be US inspired

BRUSSELS: Chinas new stealth fighter has US technology. Balkan military officials and experts have said that the Chinese gleaned some of their technological know-how from an American F-117 Nighthawk that was shot down over Serbia in 1999.

Car bombs kill 10 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A flurry of bombs killed 10 people and hurt 34 around Baghdad Sunday,the police said. The attacks were a mixture of roadside bombings,suicide bombers and car bombs.

Early results: S Sudan votes to secede

KHARTOUM: Provisional results from South Sudans referendum show that 99 per cent of voters have chosen independence,the referendum commissions website said Sunday after 98.7 per cent of votes had been counted.

Israeli probe justifies flotilla raid

JERUSALEM: Israels commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla on May 2010 was on Sunday described as legal by an Israeli probe. The Turkel Committee report said Israels actions had the regrettable consequences of loss of human life.

Greens quit Irish govt,seek early polls

DUBLIN: Irelands Green Party withdrew Sunday from government,raising pressure on PM Brian Cowen to resign and for Ireland to hold polls sooner than March 11. Cowen resigned Saturday as leader of Fianna Fail party,but not as PM.