Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman arrested

Sheikh Salman was re-elected for another four years as head of al-Wefaq on Friday

Bahrain's main opposition movement, al-Wefaq, says its leader has been arrested after a day of questioning at the interior ministry.

Sheikh Ali Salman was summoned for questioning about "violating certain aspects of law," the ministry said.

Bangalore blast kills Indian woman

The blast took place on Church Street in the central business district of Bangalore

A home-made bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, killing a woman who was passing by and injuring five others.

The blast on Sunday night took place in a busy area and the police have described it as a "terrorist attack".

South Korea offers high-level talks to North Korea

The South's minister overseeing North Korean affairs, Ryoo Kihl-jae, made the offer at news conference

South Korea has offered to resume high-level talks next month with North Korea on a range of issues, to prepare for a "peaceful unification".

Italy ferry fire: Evacuation hampered by winds

Ships and helicopters are taking part in a major rescue operation after an Italian ferry carrying 478 people caught fire north-west of Corfu.

One person has died after jumping from the ship and another has been confirmed injured, officials say.

NEMA cautions boat operators on overloading

National Emer­gency Manage­ment Author­ity (NEMA) has urged boat operators and fun seekers on the nation’s waterways not to overload their vessels during the festive season.
The South-West Zonal Co­ordinator of the agency, Mr. Bamidele Onimode, gave the warning in Lagos in an inter­view with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Bankole’s supporters threaten to dump Ogun PDP

Following the failure of the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) in Ogun to pick the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, his loyal­ists and supporters in the state may have concluded plans to dump the party.
Bankole and eight other aspirants had boycotted the last December 8 governor­ship primary election of the PDP in the state.

PDP has nothing more to offer Nigerians –Bakare

Pastor of The Lat­ter Rain Assembly (End-Time Church), Tunde Bakare, yes­terday threw a punch at the leadership of Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP), warning that economic dangers loom in the country.
At the church’s last-Sun­day-of-the-year service in La­gos, the cleric said after PDP had dominated political power in the country for 15 years, the party had shown that it had nothing to offer than poor per­formance.