Teen mum on the run
A GIRL of 14 was reported missing yesterday after going on the run — with her 10-month-old baby.

Church vows to burn Korans despite outrage
GAINESVILLE. A SMALL Florida church yesterday brushed aside global outrage and vowed to go ahead with burning some 200 Korans, as local officials drew up plans to try to tamp down the protest.

New Zealand extends state of emergency
CHRISTCHURCH. NEW Zealand authorities extended a state of emergency in Christ-church yesterday after a powerful aftershock and doubled previous estimates of the damage bill from the disaster.

Wild fire scorches 7 100 acres
LOS ANGELES. A fierce wild fire raging near Boulder in northern Colorado has scorched over 7 100 acres of vegetation, forcing 3 500 residents to evacuate as the authorities had put the area under a state of emergency yesterday.

SA workers return to work amid dissent
JOHANNESBURG. MOST of South Africa’s 1,3 million striking state workers returned to their posts yesterday as union leaders struggled to persuade members to accept a deal that would officially end the labour action.

Vicar jailed for marriage scam
LONDON. A Church of England vicar who oversaw hundreds of sham marriages to help migrants settle illegally in Britain was jailed for four years on Monday.