09:51 Israeli soldiers shot Palestinian dead after alleged border attack Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian citizen who allegedly “attempted to seize the weapon of a soldier at the Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan,” said Israeli army officials. “In response the [Israeli] forces at the scene opened fire towards the suspect,” a military statement said. Initially, there were reports the Palestinian was wounded but then the Israeli army confirmed he died of his injuries shortly afterwards. The victim was identified by Palestinian security officials as 38-year-old Raed Zeiter from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, AFP reported. 08:06 N. Korean leader receives 100% in ‘election’ North Korea’s Supreme leader Kim Jong-Un received 100 percent of the votes from his constituency in a parliamentary poll, showing the “peoples absolute support and profound trust,” Norths official KCNA news agency said. He ran uncontested in elections to the Supreme Peoples Assembly (SPA), which are held every 5 years. Each of the nearly 700 constituencies had only one state-sponsored candidate on the ballot. Kim can now add parliamentary deputy to his list of accolades, which also include Supreme Commander of the armed forces and chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission. The supreme leader’s younger sister, Yeo-jong, also secured an influential position in government ranks following Sunday’s stage-managed elections. 06:57 Taliban rally to derail Afghan election The Taliban has ordered its fighters to attack anyone helping organizing the upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan, the militant movement said Monday in a statement. We have given orders to all our mujahideen to use all force at their disposal to disrupt these upcoming sham elections – to target all workers, activists, callers, security apparatus and offices, the Taliban said, adding that anyone going to the polling booths would be in danger. The previous Afghan presidential election in 2009 was marred by a wave of violence, with almost 60 civilians and soldiers killed on the polling day alone. 05:47 6.9-magnitude quake hits off California coast A magnitude 6.9 earthquake was detected off Northern California, some 64 km west of the city of Eureka, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 6.9 km. There was no tsunami alert issued following the quake. There have been no calls about damages or injuries in Humboldt County, which includes most of the populated areas near the quake, say local officials. 01:37 Kim Jong-un’s sister receives place in N. Korea govt North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Yeo-jong, secured an influential position in the government ranks, South Korea’s Chosun Ilba newspaper reported after North Koreas state-run media mentioned the sister by name. North Korean state TV said Sunday that the country’s leader stopped by the polling station at Kim Il-sung University during elections for the Supreme Peoples Assembly and was accompanied by military politburo chief Choe Ryong-hae, deputy directors of the Workers Party, Kim Kyong-ok and Hwang Pyong-so, and Comrade Kim Yeo-jong.” The word comrade means that 26-year-old Kim Yeo-jong secured a place in the Workers Party above deputy director. 01:08 6.3 earthquake rocks southwestern Mexico A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit at sea near Mexico’s southwestern state of Oaxaca on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reports. The epicenter of the tremor was located at a depth of 35 km, 32 km southhwest of the city of Pinotepa Nacional. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. 00:24 Over 40 migrants drown off Yemen coast Forty-two illegal migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off Yemen’s southern coast late on Sunday, AFP reports, citing the country’s defense ministry. The boat smuggling dozens of African migrants overturned off the coast of Beer Ali, in the southern Shabwa province, the ministry said in a brief statement on its news website 26sep.net. At least 30 others were saved by Yemeni naval patrol in the Arabia Sea and taken to a refugee camp in the town of Mayfaa.
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