Briefly World: World leaders begin to arrive for Mandelas funeral

Seoul: North Korea confirmed Monday that the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong-Un has been purged,with state TV airing humiliating images of Jang Song-Thaek being dragged away by uniformed officers. AP

1 killed,Bangla oppn extends blockade

Dhaka: A 12-year-old boy died and 10 were injured in police firing in Bangladesh even as the BNP-led opposition alliance extended a nationwide blockade over a death warrant issued for a senior fundamentalist leader for genocide. PTI

Wave of bomb attacks kill 15 in Iraq

Baghdad: A car bomb outside a cafe and other attacks in central Iraq killed at least 15 Monday,police officials said. AP

US woman glued to toilet seat,injured

New York: In a bizarre incident,a US woman had to be hospitalised after some prankster allegedly applied

glue on a toilet seat in the restroom of a shop. The incident occurred at a Home Depot store in Georgia last week. pti