SHARJAH - Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the UAE, have refused to pay the blood money to settle the case as offered by the victim's family.

CHANDIGARH - Stating that their kin were innocent, the family members of the 17 Indians who are on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a Punjab-based NGO pursuing their case have opposed the giving of blood money to secure their release.

SHARJAH - Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been offered a lifeline with the victim's family agreeing to settle the case in lieu of blood money as compensation.

Mexico City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) A 20-year-old Mexican thief who picked up some bottles of liquor while robbing a house was arrested after he got drunk and fell asleep inside the property, authorities said.