BUSH SR HOSPITALISED

WASHINGTON: Former president George H. W. Bush is being treated for a blood infection on Monday, one day after laying his wife Barbara to rest, his office said. A statement stressed that Bush, 93, was responding to treatment. He was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital early on Sunday. Barbara had died on Tuesday. The 41st president greeted and shook hands with attendees of the event during the invitation-only funeral attended by four former presidents, including himself and his son George W. Bush. – AFP