Briefly World: US teen charged for wrestling death of girl

A 13-year-old from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sis

US teen charged for wrestling death of girl

New Orleans: A 13-year-old from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister. The 13-year-old reported he started to wrestle with the victim and practiced WWE style wrestling moves on the 5-year-old,” Col. John Fortunato of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday. AP

China,N Korea hold talks in Beijing

Beijing: Negotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing Wednesday following a rough patch in relations between the communist allies and Pyongyang’s surprise weekend call for dialogue with the US. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan arrived for talks at the Foreign Ministry with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui that were expected to focus on bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. AP

Japan approves new n-safety requirements

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TOKYO: Japans nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday,paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The requirements approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8. AP

11-yr-old becomes father in NZ

Melbourne: An 11-year-old boy in New Zealand has become a father after conceiving a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend. The woman coerced the boy,from Auckland,into repeated sexual encounters over a period of time before getting pregnant,the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. PTI

Assange says will stay in embassy

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the US. In an interview with Reuters he said,”My lawyers have advised me I shouldnt leave the embassy because of the risk of arrest and extradition to the US. reuters

In run for Vice-President, Radhakrishnan in pole position as numbers tilt in NDA favour

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While the numbers seem to be stacked in favour of the ruling BJP-led NDA in the Vice-Presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, in which the NDA’s candidate C P Radhakrishnan is pitted against the Opposition INDIA alliance’s nominee Justice (retired) P Sudershan Reddy, the decision of the BJD and the BRS to abstain from voting may further boost Radhakrishnan’s prospects.

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