Nuns stabbed in Iraq

Baghdad, March 27 (AP): Two elderly sisters, both Chaldean Catholic nuns, were stabbed to death in their home in Kirkuk, city police reported today, saying the motive for the attack was not known.

Kirkuk police said Fawzeiyah Naoum, 85, and her 79-year-old sister Margaret, were stabbed by two intruders who raided their home last night near the Cathedral of the Virgin in Kirkuk.

PIA chief

Karachi (Reuters): The chairman of Pakistan International Airlines, Tariq Kirmani, has resigned, a company official said on Tuesday, days after the EU banned most of the carrier’s ageing fleet due to safety concerns.

Teacher body

Tokyo (Reuters): The body of a young British teacher has been found in a bathtub full of sand on an apartment balcony near Tokyo, Japanese police said.