Belgian mosque attacked,imam dies BRUSSELS: Belgiums Muslim leaders called for calm on Tuesday after an attack on a mosque in a suburb of Brussels killed the imam and injured another man shortly after evening prayers. Belgian media reported that the attacker was a member of the Salafists,a strict order within the Sunni branch of Islam. Worlds tallest man may have stopped growing CHARLOTTESVILLE: Thanks to treatment by researchers at the University of Virginia Medical Centre,the worlds tallest man may have reached his peak. Measuring 8ft 3in,29-year-old Sultan Kosen of Turkey is listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records at the tallest living man. Kosen began treatment in May 2010 for acromegaly,which is usually caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland. Frances Le Pen clears hurdle to stand in polls PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has obtained the backing of 500 elected officials required to be a candidate in the April-May presidential election,she said Tuesday,clearing a hurdle days before Fridays filing deadline. I have my 500 signatures and therefore I will be a candidate, Le Pen said. Tibetan teen immolates self in Sichuan BEIJING: A teenage Tibetan monk set himself on fire in protest on the 53rd anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule,an overseas activist group said Tuesday. The London-based Free Tibet group said 18-year-old Gepey self-immolated on Saturday in Aba,a town that is under heavy security lockdown in western Sichuan province. Republicans court US South in Tuesday vote WASHINGTON: Mitt Romney hoped for a victory in primary votes in Americas conservative deep South Tuesday,looking for a win in Alabama or Mississippi. He is,however,facing tough challenges in the two southern states from rivals Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. Clooney makes quiet visit to Sudan NAIROBI: Actor and activist George Clooney made a quiet visit to a volatile border region between Sudan and South Sudan last week ahead of testimony hes giving before a US Senate committee on Wednesday. Clooney made the crossing from South Sudan into Sudans Nuba Mountains region,Jonathan Hutson,a spokesman for the anti-genocide group the Enough Project,said Tuesday.
