Avalanche buries Russian skier in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: A skier from Russia was killed and four of his companions rescued Friday after an avalanche hit them while skiing in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The avalanche hit the skiers at ski resort of Gulmarg, about 52 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. — Xinhua
Two pilots die in Turkey military jet crash
ANKARA, Feb 16: Two Turkish pilots died on Friday when a military training plane crashed during an exercise in the western province of Izmir, the army said. The military said officials lost contact with the SF-260D jet 23 minutes after it took off from the Cigli base on a training flight at 10:26 am. The plane's debris and the bodies of the pilots were found by search and rescue teams three kilometres (less than two miles) from the base. — AFP
Sex scandal opens rift in embattled Australia govt
SYDNEY, Feb 16: Australia's parliamentary sex scandal opened a rift in the governing coalition on Friday as deputy leader Barnaby Joyce described Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as "inept" for criticising his affair with an aide. Joyce, 50, whose National Party rules alongside Turnbull's Liberals, admitted last week to having an affair with his 33-year-old media adviser, who is pregnant with their child. — AFP
Kyrgyzstan stops flights amid snowstorm
BISHKEK, Feb 16: Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan halted flights leaving the country's main airport near the capital Bishkek Friday, citing a snowstorm that it said had affected conditions for takeoff. "All departures have been delayed due to the unusual weather conditions," a spokeswoman at the airport told the news agency by telephone. The spokeswoman could not immediately say when departures would resume. — AFP
Transgender breastfeeds baby successfully
MIAMI, Feb 16: The first scientific case study has been published describing how a US transgender woman was able to breastfeed her adopted infant by taking hormones that induce lactation. But experts say more research is needed to determine if the milk is nutritious and safe for babies. The report in the journal Transgender Health describes a 30-year-old transgender woman who was born male and had been taking feminising hormone therapy for six years. She had not undergone any genital or breast surgeries. She sought medical advice because her partner was pregnant but was not interested in breastfeeding "and she hoped to take on the role of being the primary food source for her infant," said the report, led by researchers at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in New York. — AFP
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