Train carrying gifts for N Korea heir derailed: Report SEOUL: A train packed with birthday gifts for North Koreas leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un derailed this month in a possible act of sabotage,a Seoul-based radio station which broadcasts across the border reported Monday. Open Radio for North Korea said the train laden with gifts including televisions and watches came off the rails on December 11 near North Koreas border with China. Brazil woman dies,then lives for 2 days SAO PAULO: Brazilian police are investigating the case of an woman Maria das Dores da Conceicao who was declared dead only to wake up hours later inside a coffin in a funeral home. The 88-year-old woman died two days after the incident and police in Minas Gerais state want to know if misdiagnosis contributed to her death,the O Globo newspaper reported. Twin suicide blasts kill 9 in Iraq BAGHDAD: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday and killed nine people at the government compound in the provincial capital of Ramadi,local officials said. The first blast occurred when a suicide bomber drove a minibus packed with explosives into the entrance of the main government compound. As people gathered,another man detonated his vest. Woman kills baby at Dubai airport DUBAI: The police are searching for an Ethopian woman they believe delivered a baby and then strangled it in an airport toilet before catching a flight out of the country. The suspect was identified using security camera footage after the babys body was discovered in a Dubai airport garbage can Thursday. Intel officials to be probed in Bhutto case KARACHI: On third death anniversary of former premier Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan may widen the scope of investigations into her killing. Officials said the involvement of some intelligence officials in the plot is being looked into,Dawn reported. US drones in Pak kill 18 militants DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Suspected US missiles struck two vehicles in a Taliban stronghold on Pakistans side of the border with Afghanistan on Monday,killing 18 alleged militants,Pakistani intelligence officials said. The six missiles fired Monday struck the vehicles in the Shera Tala village of North Waziristan. Taliban warn tribals,kidnap 23 people DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Pakistani Taliban defied an ongoing military offensive and kidnapped 23 tribesmen who had met with the Army chief during a recent trip to the area,intelligence officials said. Pakistani Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said,This is a warning to the tribal people to not come to the area because we are still present in South Waziristan.
