SEARCH AT WRECKED LINER SUSPENDED
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy: The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has shifted again, forcing rescuers to suspend their search of the wreck, Navy official Alessandro Busonero told Agence France-Presse on Friday. AFP
CLASHES IN MALI LEAVE 47 PEOPLE DEAD
BAMAKO: Clashes between Mali government forces and members of the rebel National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad left 45 insurgents and two soldiers dead, the country’s military said in a statement on Thursday. XINHUA
HUGE PAYOUTS FOR HACKING VICTIMS
LONDON: Rupert Murdoch’s media empire on Thursday agreed to huge payouts for 37 phone-hacking victims including British actor Jude Law, footballer Ashley Cole and former deputy premier John Prescott. AFP