Globe-trotting

Only human with pig organ thriving

Montgomery: An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting. “I’m superwoman,” Towana Looneysaid, laughing about outpacing family members on long walks around New York City.

Shias make annual pilgrimage

Baghdad: Thousands of Shia pilgrims dressed in black marched on Saturday, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in the northwestern Baghdad district of al-Kadhimiyah. The site in the Iraqi capital holds great religious significance for Shia Muslims as it hosts the shrine of Imam al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam.