North ‘sentences’ Trump to death

North Korea’s state media slammed President Donald Trump for insulting Kim Jong-un, saying the US president deserved the death penalty and called him a coward for cancelling a visit to the inter-Korean border. “He should know that he is just a hideous criminal sentenced to death by the Korean people,” it said.

Passenger dies after flight makes emergency landing in Abu Dhabi

Air India Express flight made an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi after passenger complained of discomfort. A traveller bound to India from Saudi Arabia died at an Abu Dhabi hospital after the Saudi-India flight made an emergency landing in the UAE capital.  The Air India Express flight IX-322 from Riyadh to Calicut made the emergency landing at Abu Dhabi Airport after the passenger Mohammad Salim, 35, complained of discomfort, reported media from Abu Dhabi.  The medical team at the airport responded quickly to the medical emergency and the patient was rushed to Mafraq Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Doctors at the hospital said initial medical diagnosis suggested  heart attack as the cause of death; however we have to wait for the death certificate to confirm it, the manager said.

Australians endorse gay marriage 

In a postal survey that ensures the Parliament considers a bill to legalize same-sex weddings this year, Australians have said they support gay marriage.  The Australian Bureau of Statistics has said that 62 per cent of registered adults who responded had voted for the reform in an unprecedented two-month survey. The conservative government had promised to allow the Parliament to consider a bill to create marriage equality in Australia. While gay marriage could be a reality in Australia by Christmas, opponents have also questions the legitimacy of any same-sex marriage law since several lawmakers could potentially be disqualified from Parliament due to a constitutional ban on dual citizens standing for election. Ireland is the only other country in the world to put the divisive issue to a popular vote. In Ireland, 61 per cent of registered voters turned out for a referendum in 2015 and 62 per cent of those voted to change the constitution to allow marriage equality.

3-year-old is lone survivor of plane crash that killed 6

A three-year-old girl was the only survivor of a plane crash in far eastern Russia, which killed six people. An L-410 twin-engine turboprop crashed while landing at a small airport near Nelkan village. An investigative committee said two crew members and four passengers died. The girl has survived with fractures and a concussion. Regional governor Vyacheslav Shport said the girl was heading to visit her grandmother and was accompanied by a teacher.

Brit wins $5,200 from Lanka SC over Buddha tattoo

British woman Naomi Coleman won $5,200 (Rs 3.4 lakh) in compensation from the Sri Lankan Supreme Court  after being deported in 2014 for having a Buddha tattoo on her arm. Buddhism is accorded the “foremost place” in Sri Lanka’s constitution and about 70% of the island’s 21 million people are Buddhist. But there is no law banning Buddha tattoos.

Cyclist who showed Trump the finger gets donations

More than $70,000 in donations have poured into a crowd funding site set up for the cyclist who was fired from her job for making a rude gesture to President Donald Trump’s motorcade. More than 3,000 donations — from $5 to $250 — have rolled in since November 6, when the Go-FundMe campaign was set up on behalf of Juli Briskman. Briskman’s raised middle finger was caught by news photographers as Trump’s motorcade passed her on October 28 as he left Trump National Golf Course in Sterling, Virginia. The image immediately went viral.