Baby joy for US reporter's widow

The widow of murdered US reporter Daniel Pearl has given birth to his son.

Mariane Pearl had the 5.7lb baby, named Adam, in Paris. A family spokesman in Boston said mother and child were both doing well.

Mrs Pearl, who is French, was barely five months pregnant when her husband was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan.

A gruesome video showing his decapitated head was handed to US authorities in March. His body was discovered on the outskirts of Karachi this month.

Mr Pearl was investigating links between British shoe bomber Richard Reid and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.