Zardari denies rumours of his second marriage

Islamabad: Amid media reports that Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari had contracted second marriage, his spokesperson on Tuesday rubbished them as "rumours" and said the ex-president will live and die as "spouse of Benazir Bhutto". The denial came after local media and online outlets reported that he married Tanvir Zamani, a US-based doctor. He said the rumours about Zardari's marriage were first floated in 2011 when he was president and were rejected at that time. PTI

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S. Carolina senate votes to take down Confederate flag

Charleston: State senators in South Carolina have voted 37-3 in favour of taking down a Confederate flag that became a lightning rod for outrage after last month's Charleston massacre. The proposal now is set to go before the House of Representatives, amid growing public demands for the red, white and blue banner to no longer fly outside the legislature in the state capital Columbia. AFP

Indian jumps in front of train to save grandchild 

Sydney: A 62-year-old Indian jumped in front of a fast moving train to dramatically save his 18-month-old granddaughter after the baby's stroller fell on the tracks at a railway station here in Australia, media reported today. The grandfather, who escaped unhurt, leaped into the path of the freight train at Wentworthville station on Sunday after the pram holding the child rolled onto the tracks. PTI

No change for now in Cuba migration policy: US 

Washington: Washington has no current plans to modify its Cuban migration rules after the Cold War foes announced the re-establishment of diplomatic ties from July 20. A 1966 law gives the US attorney general the discretion to offer any citizen of Cuba admission and permanent residence in the US after spending one year in the country, with no yearly quota on immigrants. AFP