Lake Hancock Holidaymakers had a close encounter with Humpback, a 3.5m (12ft) alligator that lives in Circle B Bar, a former cattle ranch in Florida that is now a nature reserve.
Boy dies after ‘pitbull’ attack on the way to school
Atlanta A young boy was killed and two other children injured after they were attacked on their way to school by three pitbull-type dogs. The boy who died was said to be five or six years old, but has not been identified. The children were walking with their mother to catch the bus to FL Stanton elementary school in southwest Atlanta. Shamonte Clayton, a neighbour, said that he heard screams at about 7.30am, ran outside and saw one dog attacking a young girl. He forced the dog off, one was shot by police and the others were captured. None had collars but police have identified and arrested the owner. (AP)
Non-groping seats
Delhi Air India is introducing women-only seating on its domestic flights but denied that the decision was related to recent sex attacks. The airline said that it would give female passengers more comfort. Last month a woman aged 40 said that a man groped her as she slept during a flight from Mumbai to New York and a female flight attendant said that she was assaulted on a flight from Delhi to Muscat. (Reuters)
Dolphins die off Florida
Miami More than 80 dolphins died off of the Gulf coast of Florida after being found in shallow water. The pod of 95 false killer whales became stranded off Everglades National Park. Rescuers said that they were scattered throughout the beach, and that many had got tangled in mangroves. Despite efforts to save them 72 died and nine that were too sick to survive had to be put down. (AFP)
Message to Mugabe
Harare A Zimbabwean pastor has been arrested after he predicted that President Mugabe would die on October 17. Patrick Mugadza said that God had told him that the 92-year-old leader had less than a year to live. He has been charged with undermining his authority, criminal nuisance and insulting people of a certain race or religion. Mr Mugadza told the BBC that the police would have to prove that God did not say it.
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MP urges sex boycott
Nairobi A female opposition MP in Kenya has encouraged women to impose a sex boycott until their husbands obtain valid voter identity cards, in an appeal to improve registration for the August 8 election. Mishi Mboko, who is married, said: “Women, if your husband has not been registered as a voter, you deny him a little and tell him to go get registered and then come back and enjoy the game.” (AFP)