News in Brief (13-6-2018)

Police grill Netanyahu over telecom case

JERUSALEM, June 12: Israeli police are questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant. Police were seen arriving at Netanyahu's residence on Tuesday. — AP

Suicide attack leaves 12 dead in Kabul

KABUL, June 12: At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a government ministry in Kabul on Monday. Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh gave the latest toll for the attack at the main gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. — AFP

UK minister resigns

LONDON, June 12: A junior British justice minister said on Tuesday he will resign and will vote with pro-European Union rebels who want parliament to have the power to force the government to go back to the negotiating table if they reject a Brexit deal. — Reuters

Pakistan SC upholds death sentence for child killer

ISLAMABAD, June 12: Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence for a man who killed eight children, including a 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder drew nationwide condemnation earlier this year. Tuesday's court order came months after Mohammad Imran challenged his death sentence following sentencing in February, claiming his trial was not fair. — AP