Palestinian killed in Israeli arrest raid
Ramallah: Israeli forces disguised as locals killed a Palestinian man during a raid at a West Bank hospital, a Palestinian hospital official said. The Israeli military said troops shot a man at the hospital while they were there to arrest a suspect in a stabbing attack.
Italian diplomat to be new UN refugee chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN refugee chief, tasked with handling the world’s worst-ever refugee crisis.
Official results confirm AKP win in Turkey vote
Ankara: Turkey’s election board today confirmed the landslide win for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party in the November 1 election.
900 chinese hackers held in online crackdown
Beijing: China has arrested more than 900 hackers in an online campaign launched in July amid criticism from the US over increasing hacker attacks originating from the Communist country and targeting top American commercial firms.
Twin suicide attack hits Beirut killing 3
Beirut: lebanese officials and state media say a twin suicide attack has struck a Shiite suburb in southern Beirut, killing at least three people.