A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Model Moss questioned on cocaine use
LONDON - Kate Moss was interviewed under caution by police yesterday over allegations of cocaine use.
The 32-year-old "supermodel" attended a police office in central London for a short meeting with detectives from the Metropolitan Police.
Following the meeting, Scotland Yard said: "She has not been charged or cautioned and inquiries continue."
She was not arrested at any stage.
A spokeswoman added: "A file will eventually be submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service depending on the entirety of the investigation." - (PA)
Iran protests over prophet cartoons
TEHRAN - Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Danish ambassador yesterday to protest against newspaper cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that have angered Muslims.
The drawings, seeming to portray the prophet as a terrorist, were published in September, but a confrontation broke out this month after diplomatic efforts to solve the issue failed.
One drawing showed Muhammad wearing a turban shaped as a bomb.
"Iran's foreign ministry delivered a strong protest over the publication of the caricature that insulted the religious sentiments of Muslims," television reported.
It added that Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki had demanded an apology from the Danish government and the newspaper.
Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper, which published the cartoons, apologised to Arab countries in a statement on Monday. Iran is not an Arab country.
Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed the paper's apology but did not apologise himself, in a move seen to as demonstrating press freedom from government interference.
- (Reuters)
Crew saved after tanker mishap
CHANNEL ISLANDS - Twenty-two crew members were rescued after a tanker and a cargo ship collided in the middle of the English Channel, spilling acid into the sea.
The tanker, which was carrying 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid, was badly damaged and partially submerged after it collided with the cargo ship some 30 miles northwest of Guernsey at around 2am yesterday.
British coastguards and the RAF helped their French counterparts rescue the crew nearly two hours after they abandoned ship. - (PA)
Bus accident kills tourists in Egypt
CAIRO - A tourist bus overturned on a highway in southern Egypt yesterday, killing 14 tourists from Hong Kong and injuring 30 more, some critically, Egypt's news agency reported.
- (Reuters)