World News - News April 21, 2011

Disabled woman headbutts attacker (Salisbury Journal)
A disabled grandmother who headbutted a teenage would-be mugger said that she did it because it was what her grandchildren would expect of her.

Austrian museum's Klimt painting seized by Nazis (Cw56)
Officials say an Austrian museum must return a precious Gustav Klimt painting to its rightful owners after they found out that the piece was seized by the Nazis during World War II.

Sick boat passenger dropped in sea (Salisbury Journal)
A grandmother taken ill on a cruise ship fell into the freezing Arctic Ocean after being dropped by paramedics transferring her to a rescue boat.

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N.Koreans accuse South of kidnapping, beatings (The Straits Times)
WEEPING and shaking their fists, ten North Koreans say they were beaten and pressured to defect after South Korea raided their fishing boat and detained them earlier this year.

Ferry sinks with 100 aboard in Bangladesh; 7 dead - AP (Guardian Unlimited)
A ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in a river in eastern Bangladesh on Thursday, leaving at least seven people dead, a police official said.

Arrest over reservoir plunge deaths (Newhaven Today)
A man has been arrested after four people died when the car they were travelling in plunged into a reservoir, police said.

Royal wedding stamps go on sale (Andover Advertiser)
Commemorative stamps to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton have gone on sale, just over a week before the big day.

Canadian authorities make arrest in 'webcam murder' (examiner)
Canadian authorities have made an arrest in the murder of a Chinese student who was attending a Toronto university. She was last seen alive via webcam, by her boyfriend in China who had been video chatting with her.

Director of "Restrepo" is killed in Libya (WHBF-TV Rock Island)
An Oscar-nominated film director and war photographer was killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces.

Dewani detained in secure hospital (Thame Today)
Shrien Dewani has been detained in a secure mental health hospital, a court heard.