In Short

A round-up of today's other stories in brief

A round-up of today's other stories in brief

Protesters call for re-run of Azeri election

BAKU - About 20,000 opposition supporters demonstrated on the outskirts of the Azeri capital, Baku, yesterday to demand that the government resign if it refuses to re-run an election held a week ago.

International observers have said that the election to fill 125 seats in Azerbaijan's parliament - more than half of which were won by the ruling party - did not meet democratic standards. - (Reuters)

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Two mass graves found in Namibia

WINDHOEK - Namibia's president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, yesterday visited the site of two apartheid-era mass graves which were discovered last week and said that the remains would be given a dignified reburial.

Mr Pohamba said he wanted those who served in apartheid South Africa's occupation army and their Namibian collaborators to provide information which could help to identify the bodies - (Reuters)

Clashes kill 12 in Somali capital

MOGADISHU - Heavy fighting, apparently sparked by an Islamic militia's moves to close cinemas and video stores in the lawless Somali capital, has killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 21. - (Reuters)

Britain's war dead remembered

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth yesterday led Britain in remembrance as it paid tribute to its war dead. More than 8,000 veterans took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony. - (PA)

French journalist stabbed in Tunis

PARIS - France has asked Tunisia for information on an attack on a French journalist in Tunis.

Christophe Boltanski, a correspondent for the French newspaper Libération, is recovering after being beaten and stabbed in the back on Friday. - (Reuters)

Study shows way to heart recovery

DALLAS - Heart attack survivors whose hearts were infused with stem cells from their own bone marrow showed nearly twice the improvement in the organ's pumping ability as patients given a placebo, according to a study presented in Dallas, Texas, yesterday. - (Reuters)