News In Brief
Egypt releases Al- Jazeera journalists
Afp, Cairo
Two Al-Jazeera journalists were freed from an Egyptian prison yesterday pending retrial, their families said, after spending more than a year in jail in a case that provoked global uproar. A Cairo court on Thursday ordered the release of Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, who face retrial on charges of supporting the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood.
Six-day-old has heart transplant in US
Afp, Los Angeles
A six-day old premature baby has become the youngest infant to receive a heart transplant at a US hospital, doctors and her proud parents said Thursday. Baby Oliver Crawford underwent the operation at a hospital in Arizona after being born seven weeks ahead of schedule with a life threatening heart defect. But the baby is recovering well, doctors said.
NYT columnist David Carr dead at 58
Afp, Washington
David Carr, a New York Times media critic who was known for sharp wit and blunt style and overcame drug addiction to become one of America's most respected journalists, died Thursday at age 58. Carr collapsed in the newsroom Thursday and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the Times said.
Pakistan hangs two more for murder
Afp, Muzaffarabad
Two men convicted of murder were hanged yesterday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the first executions in the disputed territory in more than 10 years. Their deaths bring to 24 the number of people hanged in Pakistan since the government ended a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in December.
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