A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Wrongly jailed mother found dead at home
LONDON -Solicitor Sally Clark, who was wrongly jailed in Britain for the murder of her two sons, was found dead in her home yesterday, her family said.
Ms Clark (42) was found guilty of murdering her sons, Christopher and Harry, but cleared by the Court of Appeal in 2003.
A statement released by the family solicitor said she had died during the night. It described her as a "loving and talented wife, mother, daughter and friend" who will be "greatly missed". - (PA)
Death reignites euthanasia debate
MADRID -The death of a bedridden Spanish woman suffering from muscular dystrophy who died after doctors switched off her life support machine has led to a nationwide debate on euthanasia in Spain.
Inmaculada Echevarria (51) died on Wednesday, officials said, after she moved to a state hospital when the Catholic order running the hospital where she had been on a respirator for 10 years refused to let her die. - (Reuters)
Officers who shot groom to learn fate
NEW YORK -New York police officers will find out on Monday whether they face criminal charges for firing 50 shots at three unarmed black men, killing one of them on his wedding day, prosecutors said.
Queens district attorney Richard Brown will announce the results of a grand jury investigation in which the officers could face murder charges or be cleared. - (Reuters)
Finnish voters head for the polls
HELSINKI -Finland's main parties face a tight parliamentary election tomorrow as the final opinion poll showed prime minister Matti Vanhanen's Centre Party increasing its slender lead, with a tough contest for second spot.
The Centre Party polled 24.7 per cent support in a survey released yesterday, pulling away from its coalition partners, the left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SDP), who had 21.3 per cent backing. But less than 1 per cent behind the SDP was the conservative opposition National Coalition. - (Reuters)