A roundup of today's other stories in brief.
Seven jailed for life for Turkish bombs
ISTANBUL -A Turkish court sentenced seven people, including a Syrian al-Qaeda militant, to life in prison yesterday for suicide bomb attacks on Jewish and British targets, which killed more than 60 people in Istanbul in 2003.
Louai al-Sakka was jailed for masterminding and securing finance for the truck bombings of two synagogues, the British consulate and a HSBC bank branch in November 2003. A Turkish al-Qaeda cell claimed responsibility for the attacks. Turkish Harun Ilhan, who has admitted to plotting the bombings and being a member of al-Qaeda, was also sentenced to life in prison. - (Reuters)
Tougher UK laws after shootings
LONDON -The British government will consider strengthening laws to target gun crime after a spate of teenage murders in London, home secretary John Reid said yesterday.
The fatal shootings of three youths in the last two weeks in south London have provoked a huge political response and concern that they reflect a general malaise in British society at large. - (Reuters)
Bosnian Serb jailed for 34 years
SARAJEVO -A former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader was jailed for 34 years yesterday for committing war crimes, the longest sentence yet given by a Bosnian court.
Gojko Jankovic (52) was found guilty of crimes against humanity for acts committed during an "ethnic cleansing" campaign early in the 1992-95 war to purge eastern Bosnia of the Muslim population. - (Reuters)
Daughter sold to pay for operation
KARACHI -A Pakistani man sold his 10-year-old daughter for $500 (€380) to pay for his eye operation, a police official in the southern province of Sindh said yesterday.
The father Noor Mohammad had agreed to hand his daughter over to a fellow villager, Gul Mohammad Kalohi, once she reached puberty, said police officer Abdul Hadi for Badin. "We were informed about this incident from a complaint made by a relative of the father." - (Reuters)
Diaz wins apology and libel damages
LONDON -Actress Cameron Diaz won a public apology and "substantial" libel damages at London's high court yesterday over newspaper claims she had been caught in a "passionate clinch" with a TV producer.
US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer published an article on its website in May 2005 which said the alleged incident had taken place in bushes outside a studio in Santa Monica, California. As the story could be accessed in Britain via the website, it was subject to the country's libel laws. - (Reuters)
Nicole Smith will made public
MIAMI -Anna Nicole Smith left her estate to her boyfriend to hold in trust for her late son, according to her will released yesterday.
The will said Howard Stern should hold the former Playboy playmate's estate in trust for son Daniel, who died last September, three days after Smith gave birth to a daughter. "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my spouse and other heirs, including future spouses and children and other descendants now living and those hereafter born or adopted." - (PA)
Guinness Marmite latest jar on offer
LONDON -A new version of Marmite flavoured with Guinness is to be launched in the UK. Its flavour is described as less salty and less meaty than the original savoury spread.
The spread's brand manager, Cheryl Calverley, said: "This is the most unusual innovation in the history of Marmite." - (PA)