Austria mourns far-right leader Haider in grand public ceremony
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 21:41.One week after Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider died in a car accident, his funeral, expected to be a grand official ceremony, was due to be held Saturday in the town of Klagenfurt.
Austrian right-wing politician Haider dies in accident
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 03:42.Vienna - Joerg Haider, the right-wing leader of Austria's Alliance for the Future of Austria, died in a car accident early Saturday, Austrian news agency APA reported.
According to police, the accident occurred in Klagenfurt, capital of the province of Carinthia, where 58-year-old Haider was governor.


Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.