Saudi Arabia
The World - Sunday, June 17, 2012
MECCA - King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived at the airport for the burial of his brother - deputy premier and Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, Prince Naref - successor to king - who died on Saturday, June 16, 2012
L-R: King Abdullah and Prince Naref
The burial is held in Mecca (also spelled Makkah) an Islamic Holy city andlocated in the Hejez Province. Prince Narif died while receiving medical attention in Geneva. He is the second high official in the inner circle to die in the last year.
U. S. President Barack Obama sent condolences on Saturday along with many high officials around the world.
"It was with great regret that I learned of the passing of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud," the president said in a written statement. For More
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Greeks are voting in crucial elections which could determine the country's
future in the eurozone.
"Today the Greek people speak. Tomorrow a new era for Greece begins," New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said after casting his ballot.
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Today's election follows a previous inconclusive election held six weeks earlier. The issue is remaining or not remaining with the Euro.
The Euro is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. For more
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China
33-year-old female fighter pilot Liu Yang.
Major in the People's Liberation Army
Dot at 6.37pm on Saturday, 'divine craft' or Shenzhou 9 lifted off for its space
tryst with three astronauts including 33-year-old Liu Yang, a fighter pilot and
a mother of one, on board.
Commander-in-chief of China's manned space
programme Chang Wanquan announced the spacecraft had accurately entered its orbit, calling the
spaceship launch a success. For more
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