



A US court sentences hijacker Hasan Abd Latif Safarini to 160 years of RI for killing air-hostess Neerja Bhanot on board the Pan Am flight in 1987.
The emirate of Kuwait approves a draft law that allows women to vote and fight in parliamentary polls. Meanwhile, Bangladesh passes a bill reserving 45 seats for women in its parliament.


Marek Belka, who was appointed Poland’s prime minister on May 2 after his predecessor Leszek Miller stepped down, loses the vote of trust.
Indian Railways announces Internet access for passengers on board the Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi.