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Malaysian police arrest four individuals

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Xinhua): Malaysian police arrested four individuals who were planning to attack places of worship and assassinate high-profile individuals, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said on Monday.The suspects, aged between 20 and 46 years old, included two ethnic Rohingya and one Indonesian and were led by...

Filipinos vote in crucial midterm elections

MANILA, May 13 (AP): Filipinos voted Monday in midterm elections highlighted by a showdown between President Rodrigo Duterte's allies who aim to dominate the Senate and opposition candidates fighting for checks and balances under a leader they regard as a looming dictator.Nearly 62 million Filipinos have registered to choose among...

Parties seek partners as poll nears end in India

NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is confident of a second term in office but opposition parties are talking to each other to seal an alliance, hoping to topple him after general election results are announced on May 23.The seven-phase election started on April...

ALP maintains lead in Australian polls campaign

CANBERRA, May 13 (Xinhua): The opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) maintained lead, according to local opinion polls before Saturday's general election.According to the latest Newspoll, which was published on Sunday night, the ALP has maintained its 51-49 lead over the incumbent Liberal-National Party coalition (LNP) on a two-party preferred basis.If...

UN team verifies Houthi withdrawal from Hodeidah

SANAA, May 13 (Xinhua): The United Nations monitoring team in Yemen on Sunday verified Houthi withdrawal from three ports of Hodeidah."The first day of the redeployment of Houthi forces from the three ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras-Issa went in accordance with established plans," Michael Lollesgaard, chair of the Redeployment...

Pompeo to visit Brussels to discuss Iran issue

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to pay an unannounced visit to Brussels on Monday to discuss "pressing matters" including Iran, media reported late Sunday, citing a US State Department official.According to media reports, Pompeo are expected to hold talks with officials from France,...

Man wins lottery using numbers he dreamt

SYDNEY, May 13 (BBC): A man in Australia has scooped a $1.0m (£536,000) lottery prize after dreaming the winning numbers 13 years ago.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he had dreamt the numbers one night and had been playing them ever since.He said: "I checked my ticket online...

Unification support falls in South Korea

SEOUL, May 13 (AFP): Ever more South Koreans prefer peaceful co-existence with the nuclear-armed North to reunification of the peninsula, a survey found on Monday.Despite sharing a common language and ethnicity and centuries of history, North and South Korea have become radically different societies in recent decades.Ruled with an iron...

Nigerian troops rescue 54 Boko Haram hostages

LAGOS, May 13 (Xinhua): The Nigerian army on Monday confirmed that 54 people held hostage by Boko Haram have been rescued in a military operation in the northeastern state of Borno.In a statement made available to Xinhua, the army spokesman Sagir Musa said troops carried out the operation on Saturday...

News in Brief -(14-05-2019)

Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina FasoOUAGADOUGOU, May 13: Authorities say gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing a priest and five worshippers. The attack on Sunday took place in Dablo, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the capital, Ouagadougou. Urbain Kabore, a government spokesman for the...