Muslim cop security incharge of US temple

Washington: A Mumbai-born Muslim police officer is the security incharge of the largest Hindu temple in Indianapolis city, setting an example of inter-faith cooperation and social harmony. A black-belt in Taekwondo and a kickboxing champion, Lt Javed Khan (pic) is now considered a part and parcel of the Hindu temple. “We are all one. We are all the children of God. There is only one God and then there are different forms and names we choose to worship,” Khan said. PTI

Solar-powered plane begins last leg 

Cairo: The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey. Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard and entrepreneur Andre Borschberg have taken turns flying the plane on its 35,000-km trip. The single-seat aircraft, no heavier than a car but with the wingspan of a Boeing 747, is clad in 17,000 solar cells. At night, it runs on battery-stored power. It typically travels at 48 km per hour, although its speed can double when exposed to full sunlight. AFP

Wife drove for days with body in casket 

Ketchikan (US): A woman who drove her husband's body on a days-long travelling wake in Alaska and used ice from canneries to keep him cold is not accused of breaking any laws. Officers responded to a call last week to find the body of a 78-year-old man inside an aluminium transport casket. The man had died of natural causes. A mortuary took custody of the body and the police chief said hopefully the woman won't take her husband back out on the road. AP