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Caption: Meriam Ibrahim has given birth in a Sudanese jail after being handed the death sentence because a court did not recognise her marriage to Christian Daniel Wani, a U.S. citizen, who lives in Manchester, New Hampshire

By ABC NEWS, May 27, 2014
Good Morning America

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, the Sudanese woman facing a death sentence for marrying a Christian, has given birth, Amnesty International confirmed to ABC News.

The woman was sentenced to death for apostasy for marrying a Christian and converting to his religion.

Sudan’s Islamic court also did not recognize the legitimacy of her marriage, so it also convicted her of adultery and sentenced her to 100 lashes before she is to be hanged.

Her husband, Daniel Wani, is an American citizen who was working in New Hampshire and rushed back to Sudan in an attempt to save his wife’s life.

She is reportedly slated to remain in jail for two years to nurse the child before she is to be flogged and hanged.

The court’s sentence has prompted statements of concern from Western governments and human rights groups.

Her lawyers continue to appeal and petition for clemency.

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BBC News, 27 May 2014

The BBC’s Nitin Srivastava in Delhi says the smiles and handshakes between the pair have been “a shock”

India’s
new PM Narendra Modi has urged his Pakistani counterpart to crack down
on militants and speed up the trial of the 2008 Mumbai attacks suspects.

Mr Modi held bilateral talks with Nawaz Sharif on his first day in office.

The Pakistani leader said they should put the “legacy of mistrust” behind them and work for peace and stability.

Mr
Sharif attended Mr Modi’s swearing-in on Monday, amid hopes of a thaw
in relations between the rivals who have fought three wars since
independence.

Mr Modi also “underlined our concerns related to terrorism”, Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said after the talks.

“It
was conveyed that Pakistan must abide by its commitment to prevent its
territory and territory under its control from being used for terrorism
against India.”

Mr Modi is meeting South Asian leaders on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan was first

The two sides discussed trade and the “PM said
the two countries could immediately move towards normalising trade
ties”, Ms Singh said, adding that the foreign secretaries would “meet
soon” to carry forward the bilateral agenda.

In a brief
statement, Mr Sharif described the talks as “good and constructive” and
said they were held in “a cordial atmosphere”.

“We agreed that
our meeting in Delhi should be a historic opportunity for both our
countries… This provides us the opportunity of meeting the hopes and
aspirations of our peoples that we will succeed in turning a new page in
our relations,” he said.

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have a deep history of mistrust and the BJP advocates a tough stance on Pakistan.

Mr
Modi himself is viewed with suspicion by many in Pakistan because of
the deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat while he was the state’s
chief minister.

Monday’s swearing-in ceremony was held in the forecourt of the presidential palace in Delhi

But in a surprise move, Mr Modi last week invited Mr Sharif to his inauguration and for bilateral talks.

On
Tuesday, Mr Modi also held bilateral talks with Afghan President Hamid
Karzai, and Ms Singh said the prime minister thanked him for help in
dealing with last week’s attack on an Indian diplomatic mission in
Afghanistan’s Herat province.

In an interview with an Indian TV
channel on Monday, Mr Karzai blamed the attack on Lashkar-e-Taiba, a
militant group based in Pakistan. India has also blamed the group for
Mumbai attacks.

Mr Modi also held bilateral talks with the Sri
Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Nepal PM Sushil Koirala and leaders
of Maldives, Bhutan, Mauritius and Bangladesh.

BJP supporters lit fireworks to celebrate Narendra Modi’s inauguration outside the BJP office in Delhi

Mr Sharif’s
presence at Monday’s historic swearing-in was the first time since India
and Pakistan won freedom from Britain in 1947 that a prime minister
from one state had attended such a ceremony in the other.

Forty-five MPs, including seven women, from Mr Modi’s BJP party and their allies were also sworn in as ministers.

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Caption: In this June 9, 2008 file photo, Manuel “Meme” Uribe, 42, shows how he exercises from his bed during an interview in Monterrey, Mexico. Uribe, once listed as the world’s heaviest human being, has died at the age of 48. His death was confirmed Monday, May 26, 2014 by an official of the health department of Nuevo Leon state in Mexico. Doctors have not yet certified the cause of death. (AP Photo/Monica Rueda, File)

By PORFIRIO IBARRA
Associated Press, May 26, 2017

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican man once listed as the world’s heaviest human being died Monday at the age of 48.

Manuel Uribe had slimmed down to about 867 pounds, well below his then-record peak weight of 1,230 pounds, which was certified in 2006 as a Guinness World Record.

Uribe’s death was confirmed by an official of the health department of Nuevo Leon state, where the city of Monterrey is located.

Uribe had been confined to his bed in Monterrey for years, unable to walk on his own.

The official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said Uribe had been taken to the hospital on May 2 because of an abnormal heartbeat.

He had to be taken to the hospital with a crane by emergency and civil defense workers.

Doctors have not yet certified the cause of death. In addition to the cardiac condition, Uribe was also believed to have suffered from liver problems.

Uribe married Claudia Solis in 2008, and the wedding was one of the few times he left his home in recent years.

Uribe was a chubby kid, weighing more than 250 pounds as an adolescent. Starting in 1992, he said, his weight began ballooning further.

Since the summer of 2002, Uribe had been bedridden, relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him.

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