Short Ends: No more Hitler's Cross in India

Welcome to Short Ends, TDIN's periodical glimpse at the wide web world around us. From the serious to the absurd, this is a headline update like you've never had before. If it's above the fold, chances are it won't be in here. We strictly want to bring stories to your attention that you probably have not heard of, but are gripping tales nonetheless.

• A one-time Florida chemistry student who defected to al-Qaeda is still eluding U.S. authorities. Adnan El' Shukrijumah has learned to use explosives and firearms in terrorist training camps and is considered to be a very dangerous person by the FBI. El' Shukrijumah was hand picked by al-Qaeda leaders to team up with Jose Padilla to blow up large apartment buildings using natural gas lines. El' Shukrijumah currently has a five million dollar bounty on his head. (Read)

• Ethiopia has granted amnesty for the first time never to 263 prisoners in Addis Ababa, commuting the death penalty for 11 of them, state media reported recently. The rest of the inmates received reduced prison terms to mark the Ethiopian New Year, which fell on Monday. Convicted rapists and those convicted of corruption did not receive amnesty. (Read)

• The owner of the restaurant called Hitler's Cross Cafe in India has agreed to change the name. Swastikas used on the menus and ads will also be removed. The owner agreed to change the name after meeting with Jewish leaders in Mumbai. "They told me how the name hurt them so I'm changing it," owner Puneet Sablok said. "I never wanted to hurt anyone." (Read)

• Heat and drought are threatening the prestigious lawns of Britons all across the United Kingdom. To help, the Guardian Unlimited recommends not cutting the grass too short and to avoid walking on it too much during drought to reduce the damage done during the summer months. And then when it rains again, it will be back to it's perky self (Read)

Finally, Japan's Prince Akishino has named his new son Prince Hisahito. The name was given during a traditional royal ceremony, held on the seventh day after his birth. It is the first heir born to the throne in nearly 41 years. And Prince Hisahito already stands third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Both mother and child are in good health.