Briefly World

Mudslides,floods in Seoul kill 36

SEOUL: Walls of mud barreling down a hill buried 10 college students sleeping in a resort cabin and flash floods submerged the streets and subway stations in Seoul,killing at least 36 people Wednesday in the countrys heaviest rains this year.

Mubarak refusing to eat food as trial approaches

CAIRO: In anticipation of his trial next week on charges that could carry the death penalty,deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is refusing to eat solid food in jail,official news agency MENA reported.

Mexico judge sentences teen assassin to 3 years

MIACATLAN: A judge sentenced a US citizen to three years in prison for homicide and drug possession. Authorities said 14-year-old Edgar Jimenez Lugo,or El Ponchis, admitted to killing four men found hanging from a bridge.