A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Injuries in Airbus test evacuation
PARIS - European aircraft maker Airbus said yesterday that 32 people were injured, including one with a broken leg, in a test evacuation of its new A380 double-decker airliner, but called the test a success.
"One passenger suffered a broken leg and there were some minor injuries," said the head of the A380 programme, Charles Champion.
Airbus boss Gustav Humbert said 32 people were slightly injured and there was one broken leg. The test involved 873 people. - (Reuters)
Floor collapses at English wake
LONDON - Sixteen people at a funeral gathering were injured when the floor gave way under the weight of the crowd and they fell into the basement of a terraced house in Birmingham yesterday.
Several children were among the injured and 13 people were taken to hospital after the incident, which happened at around 1pm in the city's Aston district.
"It was just by pure weight of numbers that the floor collapsed," a fire brigade spokesman said. Between 40 and 50 people were in the house at the time. - (Reuters)
Thai PM offers unity government
BANGKOK - Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra offered yesterday to form a unity government after April 2nd elections, with senior posts for opponents leading street protests to oust him.
"I welcome everyone to form a government to mutually tackle the problems and take part in political reforms," Mr Thaksin told 30,000 supporters at a rally in Bangkok. - (Reuters)