British grandfather of Jordan king dies

The wife of a rogue abortion doctor told a judge Wednesday that her husband deserves his life sentence for killing babies born alive, but complained that she and her children are left to deal with the public scorn.

VANCOUVER — Weeks before she was found dead in India, the victim of what Indian authorities say was an honour killing ordered by her family in British Columbia, a coworker noticed bruises on Jassi Sidhu’s shoulder. Tamara Lamirande, who worked with the 25-year-old woman at a Coquitlam beauty salon, testified Tuesday at the extradition hearing of Sidhu’s mother and uncle that Jaswinder, or Jassi, Sidhu had married a poor rickshaw driver in India against the wishes of her wealthy family.

CLEVELAND — When Amanda Berry’s mother, Louwana, died in 2006, three years after the disappearance of her daughter, friends said she had been able to withstand the anguish no longer. “She died of a broken heart,” said Dona Brady, a local councillor. Two years earlier, a television psychic had told her to give up hope: her daughter was dead.

WINNIPEG — Susan Griffiths won her battle Thursday for the right to die on her own terms, with the help of a doctor, before her body could be completely taken over by multiple system atrophy. Griffiths, 72, died peacefully with some family members by her side at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, a family friend confirmed. Switzerland is the only country that allows physician-assisted suicide for non-residents.

VANCOUVER — With a gun pointed at her head, Poonam Randhawa stared up at her ex-boyfriend from the back seat of his friend’s car and laid down a challenge just before he ended her life. “I’m not scared of you. Go ahead, shoot me,” the 18-year-old told the man. With that, Ninderjit Singh made good on his threat to do exactly that if she didn’t tell him “the truth” about her perceived infidelity.

When the daughter of a deposed dictator was forced to flee her home, she had no problem in finding a safe retreat. But Aisha Gaddafi proved too hot to handle for those who welcomed her in – she has been thrown out of her Algerian safe-house for repeatedly setting it on fire. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s 37-year-old daughter has an arrest warrant against her name after she fled Libya when her father was deposed and then killed two years ago.

Canada is giving the Middle Eastern country of Jordan an additional $13 million to help deal with a crush of Syrian refugees. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced the aid after meeting with senior Jordanian officials, including the country’s King Abdullah, on Sunday. “Jordan has consistently demonstrated a leadership role in the pursuit of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and it continues to lead in the face of the ongoing crisis in Syria,” Baird said in a statement.

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