Briefly World: Crane flight didn’t injure Putin

Crane flight didn't injure Putin

Crane flight didn’t injure Putin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday denied respected newspaper Vedimostis report that Putin had aggravated an old injury in a motorised flight accompanying cranes. Peskov told the state news agency RIA Novosti that Putin had an old injury,but it was not connected to the highly publicised flight. He said Putin was making infrequent visits to Kremlin to avoid his motorcade affecting Moscows traffic.

22 killed in Riyadh fuel truck blast

RIYADH: At least 22 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday,triggering an explosion that brought down an industrial building,Al-Ekhbariya reported. It quoted a Saudi official as saying that at least 111 people were also injured.

Sunita Williams sets out on 7th spacewalk

Houston: Indian-American Sunita Williams along with Expedition Commander Williams Aki Hoshide on Thursday ventured out of the International Space Station for the seventh time adding to her record-setting space walking sojourns to find an ammonia leak in the vital radiator system.

Savile estate frozen

LONDON: The bank handling the estate of late British entertainer Jimmy Saviles said Thursday it has frozen his assets to make it easier for possible sex abuse victims to make financial claims. National Westminster Bank confirmed that the estate has been frozen but gave few other details.

Saeed aid offer hollow: US

Washington: The US on Thursday dismissed as hollow the offer of humanitarian aid for superstorm Sandy victims from Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed,the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and for whom the US has offered a bounty of $10 million. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said,While we have great respect for the Islamic tradition of social assistance to those who are in need,this particular offer strikes us as very hollow.

Power cuts choke fuel supply

NEW YORK: Fuel supplies into New York and New Jersey were being choked off in several ways. Two refineries that make up a quarter of the regions refining capacity were still idle due to power outages or flooding. The New York Harbor waterway that imports a fifth of the areas fuel was still closed to traffic,and major import terminals were damaged and powerless. Also,the main oil pipeline from the Gulf Coast remained shut.

Outgoing leaders hold last meet

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BEIJING: The outgoing leadership of the ruling Communist Party held its last meeting here on Thursday ahead of the November 8 Congress that will select a new set of leaders. The Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China met here to discuss a draft report to be submitted to the upcoming 18th Party Congress to be held on November 8.