MUBARAK SENTENCED TO 3 YRS
An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail in the retrial of a corruption case known as the ‘Presidential palaces’.Mubarak diverted around 16 million US Dollars of public funds earmarked to renovate presidential palaces and using the money to upgrade family properties. His two sons were given four-year jail terms in the same case. Mubarak is not expected to spend the full time in prison as he has been held in custody for 3 years.
SOUTH KOREA SAYS NORTH FIRED MISSILE
South Korean military officials say North Korea has fired three anti-ship cruise missiles into its eastern sea. Hours later Pyongyang announced what is believed to be the country’s first ever test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile. A South Korean military official said the missiles were fired from an area near its eastern port city of Wonsan, identifying the missiles as KN-01, which were tested last February. South Korea is still technically at war with the North as they never signed a peace treaty in 1953 at the end of the Korean War.
IRAQI PRISON BREAK
Security sources announced that 12 police officers and over 50 inmates died in clashes resulting from a large scale jailbreak attempt which saw 40 prisoners escaped the Khalis prison in Diyala. Prison breaks are a common occurrence in Iraq where militant groups often attack prisons to free their incarcerated members.
EDUCATION STOPS IN NEPAL
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday that nearly 1 million children in Nepal in need of education after the devastating earthquake destroyed their schools. About 24,000 classrooms were damaged by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which killed more than 7,000 people. The UN has appealed for $50-million in humanitarian aid to provide temporary learning spaces for the country over the next three months.
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