South Korea’s prez’s party loses poll
Seoul: The ruling party in South Korea has lost majority in parliament after elections aimed at boosting its position, exit polls suggest. With vote-counting under way, the Saenuri Party of President Park Geun-Hye was tipped to win 132 seats in the 300-member National Assembly,
Yonhap news agency said.
Jordan closes Muslim Brotherhood hQ
Amman: Jordanian security services have closed the Amman headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's main opposition force, a security source and lawyer for the movement said. Previously tolerated for decades in Jordan, the Brotherhood has had tense relations with the authorities since the Arab Spring uprisings that shook the region in 2011.
12 shebabs Killed by drone in somalia
Washington: A pair of drone strikes in southern Somalia this week killed about a dozen Shebab militants who were threatening US and Somali forces, a US official said on Wednesday.
Saudi orders Mutawwa to be soft
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic rules.
13 arrested for glorifying terror acts
Madrid: Spanish police on Wednesday arrested 13 people in raids for allegedly glorifying terror acts by three radical groups in Facebook and Twitter messages, the Interior Ministry said.
Italy rescues 4,000 migrants in two days
Rome: Italy's coastguard said on Wednesday it had rescued some 4,000 migrants in the past two days, adding to fears of a fresh push to reach Europe via that route as the number of migrants landing in Greece sharply recedes.
19 killed in head-on collision in pak
lahore: At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and 16 others injured on Wednesday when an over-speeding bus collided head-on with a truck in Pakistan's Punjab province.
Israel appoints first Muslim Dy police chief
Jerusalem: Israeli police said on Wednesday it has appointed its first Muslim Arab deputy commissioner, who will head efforts to boost policing in Arab communities of Israel.
12 killed in China building collapse
Beijing: Twelve people were killed on Wednesday when a temporary structure at a construction site collapsed after it was hit by a crane in southeast China's Guangdong Province.