ANTI-EU PARTY WINS 2ND SEAT IN PARlIAMENT
london: The UK Independence Party won its second seat in Parliament after MP Mark Reckless was chosen in a by-election that was held on Thursday for an English constituency which became vacant after he left the Conservative Party and joined the UKIP.
TWO DEAD IN BAlCONY COllAPSE IN lONDON
london: Two people died and at least six others were injured after a balcony collapsed in the British capital here on Friday.
MONGOlIA ElECTS NEW PM AS ECONOMY STAllS
Ulan Bator: Mongolia’s Parliament on Friday chose a new Prime Minister to head its fractured Government, an official website said, as the sprawling, resource-rich nation struggles with stalling economic growth.
WOMAN WITH GUN HElD NEAR WHITE HOUSE
Washington: A 23-year-old woman was arrested with handgun outside the White House, shortly after US President Barack Obama finished his announcement on immigration reform.
US DRONE STRIKE KIllS 8 MIlITANTS IN NW PAK
Peshawar: At least eight militants have been killed in a US drone strike on a compound in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border.
SNAP PREZ POllS IN lANKA ON JAN 8
Colombo: Sri lanka’s snap presidential polls will be held on January 8, it was announced on Friday, a day after President Mahinda Rajapaksa sought an unprecedented third term amid a drop in his popularity and defection from his ruling coalition.
PAK COURT ORDERS EX-PM CHARGED IN MUSH CASE
Islamabad: A special court trying embattled former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf ordered the Government to include former PM Shaukat Aziz, a former law Minister and a chief justice as alleged co-conspirators in the high treason case slapped on him.
WHO CONFIRMS DR CONGO EBOlA-FREE STATUS
Geneva: The World Health Organisation confirmed that the Democratic Republic of Congo was Ebola-free, as 42 days had passed since the last case in an outbreak that killed 49 people.
BANDITS IN GUINEA STEAl SUSPECTED EBOlA BlOOD
Conakry: Roadside bandits in Guinea stole a cooler containing blood samples that are believed to have Ebola, officials said, warning of the risks and vowing tighter security measures for transport of such potentially contagious cargo.