A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Protester shot dead in Bahrain
MANAMA – Shia protesters prepared to camp out in Bahrain’s capital yesterday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before.
The deaths raised the prospect of further clashes between Bahrain’s majority Shia Muslims and the Sunni security forces backed by the ruling al-Khalifa dynasty.
“We’ll stay until the government finds a solution for the people of Bahrain,” said Naji Abdelkareem, as other protesters set up tent at Pearl Roundabout. There were a dozen tents, and activists handed out blankets, food and water. – (Reuters)
Teacher sprayed Asian children
CARDIFF – A nursery school teacher who sprayed Asian children with air freshener for “smelling of curry” was banned from the classroom yesterday.
Elizabeth Davies (50) was struck off the teaching register for a minimum of two years in what effectively amounts to a life ban. She humiliated children as young as three on a regular basis over a six-year period to April 2007. She was found guilty yesterday of a string of charges by a teaching council panel for Wales, sitting in Cardiff.
The panel heard how Ms Davies, a nursery school teacher for 21 years, would warn youngsters “there is a waft coming in from paradise” moments before targeting them with air freshener. – (PA)
Knox's parents to stand trial for libel
PERUGIA – The parents of Amanda Knox, the American convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, have been ordered to stand trial for claiming that police abused their daughter.
Curt Knox and Edda Mellas were charged yesterday in Perugia with libel. Lawyer Luciano Ghirga confirmed the indictment and said trial was set for July 4th. He said the couple did not attend the hearing. The charge stems from an interview they gave to the Sunday Times years ago in which the father alleged that police had physically and verbally abused his daughter during questioning. – (AP)