Military planes and police helicopters have flown in tonness
of emergency food to snowbound villages and ships in the
Balkans, after blizzards so fierce that some people had to
cut tunnels through 4m of snow to get out of their homes.
Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when
she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark
Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child.
The Muslim militant suspected of building the bombs used in
the 2002 Bali attack went on trial today on terrorism
charges, a year after he was arrested in Pakistan while
apparently trying to meet Osama bin Laden.
Qasim Khan has waged the unlikeliest of battles with
Pakistani authorities over the right to charge hundreds of
curious visitors the equivalent of 26 cents each to see a
huge whale shark he bought from a fisherman.
Britain's defence ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as
an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best
co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training.
