Briefly World: Syria agrees to let Arab monitors in

Syria agreed to let Arab League observers into the country to monitor implementation of a deal it agreed last month to pull troops from protest-hit towns

Syria agrees to let Arab monitors in

CAIRO: Syria agreed Monday to let Arab League observers into the country to monitor implementation of a deal it agreed last month to pull troops from protest-hit towns.

German incest father sentenced to jail

BERLIN: A 69-year-old was convicted of incest against his daughter,with whom he had three children. The Nuremberg court sentenced Adolf B to two years and eight months in jail. It acquitted him of rape charges,ruling the sex was consensual.

German teen charged over Islamist videos

BERLIN: German prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old,identified only as Harry M,alias Isa al Khattab,with seeking recruits for two terrorist groups by posting Islamist propaganda on the Internet.

Israel frees prisoners in 2nd stage of swap

RAMALLAH: Israel released about 550 Palestinian prisoners late Sunday in the second half of a swap that freed one of its soldiers,Gilad Schalit,who had been held by Hamas.

Phone hacking was routine at The Sun

LONDON: Phone hacking was a matter of routine at both The Sun and the News of the World tabloids,Stuart Hoare,brother of late whistleblower and journalist Sean Hoare,told a media ethics inquiry panel Monday.

Pak man chops off wifes nose,lips

ISLAMABAD: Qadir Buksh,22,chopped off the nose and lips of his 17-year-old wife Salma Bibi in Dera Ghazi Khan accusing her of having an affair.