Italy foils Neo fascist plot, arrests 14
Rome: Italian police arrested 14 neo-fascists and placed 44 others under investigation on Monday after uncovering a plot to assassinate politicians and attack police stations over the Christmas period.
Essebsi wins Tunisian presidential polls
Tunis: Nidaa Tounes candidate Beji Caid Essebsi won the second round of Tunisia’s 2014 presidential elections with 55.68 percent of the votes, the Tunisian Elections Board (ISIE) announced.
Court rejects acquittal pleas of Zardari
Islamabad: In a jolt to former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, a court on Monday rejected his acquittal pleas in two old cases of corruption. Zardari was implicated in five cases in the 1990s by then Government of Nawaz Sharif, who is the present PM of Pakistan.
Syria claims downing of Israeli spy drone
Damascus: The Syrian Army has claimed it shot down an Israeli reconnaissance drone flying near the occupied Golan Heights, State media said on Monday.
Shooting reported at Myanmar mine protest
Yangon: A woman was fatally shot during a crackdown on protesters at a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, activists and an Opposition lawmaker said.
EU gives more aid to Iraq to fight ISIS
Baghdad: European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrived in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday to convey a letter of support to Iraq in facing terrorism and boosting ties, media reported.
‘Rockets fired from Gaza to Mediterranean’
Jerusalem: Several rockets were launched on Monday from the northern Gaza Strip into the Mediterranean Sea as part of tests performed by Palestinian armed groups, Israeli media reported.
A military spokesman confirmed to Efe news agency the firing of rockets without specifying their number. Hamas described the Israeli strike as a “dangerous escalation”, without commenting on its recent firing of rockets.