News in Brief
Disabled war veteran hoists Iranian flag underwater
IFP – A disabled veteran of Iran’s sacred defense against the Iraqi army under ex-dictator Saddam during the 1980s war hoisted a national flag at the bottom of the sea to commemorate the Islamic Republic Day.
Forty four years ago, on April 1, an Islamic republic was officially declared as the political system of Iran, resulting from a referendum.
The referendum was held some two months after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which toppled the US-backed Pahlavi monarchy in the country.
Free portraits of King to be handed out, costing £8m of taxpayer money
SKY NEWS – Public bodies such as schools, local councils, police and fire stations will soon be eligible for a free portrait of the King.
State-run organizations will be able to request one framed portrait each when the scheme launches later this year, the Cabinet Office said.
The initiative will cost £8m and follows on from a similar one focused on the late Queen.
Avalanches in Norway kill four including skiers
THE GUARDIAN – Norwegian authorities said they would evacuate an area in northern Norway where avalanches and landslides killed four people, including tourists from Slovenia and Italy.
Norwegian police announced that the decision was based on a recommendation from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and would affect several parts of the Arctic municipality of Tromsø.
Four people died and one person was critically injured in three separate avalanches in the area on Friday.