Baby boy who was rescued under rubble after 22 hours has reunited with his parents

Five-month-old baby, Sonit Awal  rescued after being trapped in rubble for 22 hours following the Nepal earthquake has finally reunited with his family.

The baby who was asleep upstairs in the family home when the quake struck, was saved from death by a cupboard that fell over him. 

 

His mum, Mrs Awal said: 'I am so happy to have my baby back. I'm so happy that he is alive.'

Sonit was asleep in his cot upstairs when the walls of his four-storey home came crashing down around him.

His parents and 10 year old sister were outside when the earthquake struck and did all they could to free the little boy from the wreckage, working nonstop through the night with friends and neighbours..

 

 

• SHARE PICTURE

Copy link to paste in your message

• SHARE PICTURE

Copy link to paste in your message

 

 

• SHARE PICTURE

Copy link to paste in your message

The family's four-storey house in Bharktapur, Nepal, flattened in Saturday's devastating earthquake

 

10 men sentenced to life in prison for the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai

 

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced 10 men to life in prison today for the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Yousafzai was only 15 years old when she was shot in the head in her school bus by the Taliban in Pakistan because she was publicly campaigning for girls' education.

Authorities said the defendants were all members of the Pakistani Taliban, ITV News reported.

HIV self-testing kit on sale for the first time in the UK

99.7 per cent accurate BioSure HIV Self Test, which enables people to test themselves when and where they like, is on sale for the first time in the UK.

The testing kit which is on sale online, uses a small amount of blood from a finger-prick sample to detect the presence of HIV antibodies, giving a result in just 15 minutes.


According to BioSure founder Brigette Bard, 'Knowing your HIV status is critical and the launch of this product will empower people to discreetly test themselves when it is convenient to them and in a place where they feel comfortable.'

About 26,000 people in the UK have HIV but are unaware of it and may be transmitting the disease to others.

Nepal: 4-month-old baby pulled out alive in rubble 22 hours after earthquake

 

 Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu  published  photos of a baby boy being pulled out from a destroyed building in Bhaktapur. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, killing over 5,000 people on Saturday. Soldiers initially missed the infant during their search, but returned after hearing faint cries from below the rubble. This happened about 22hours after the earthquake. The baby boy is said to be in stable condition in a hospital and has not sustained any serious or internal injuries. The whereabouts of the child's parents are still not known.

More than 200 girls rescued in Nigeria but not Chibok schoolgirls

Nigerian troops rescued nearly 300 girls and women on Tuesday after battling against Boko Haram militants in the Sambisa Forest of Northern Nigeria. The rescued girls did not include any of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago. The kidnap of the schoolgirls, who have become known as "the Chibok girls," aroused international outrage and a campaign for their release under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.

The army announced the rescue on Twitter and said it was screening and interviewing the abducted girls and women.