Briefly World: Car bomber kills 15 in Nigeria church attack

Palestine to seek UN recognition in Nov

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials said their President is moving forward with his plan to seek upgraded observer status at the United Nations next month. One official said President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to ask the General Assembly to approve a Palestinian request for “non-member state” status on November 15 or November 29.

French cops arrest ETA member

MADRID: French police have arrested a member of the Basque separatist group ETA in Macon,eastern France on Sunday,Spain’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. Izaskun Lesaka — considered top leader of the group — was arrested along with another suspected ETA member.

Nepal President favours fresh polls

Kathmandu: In an apparently disapproval of the move by Maoist Chairman Prachanda,President Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday urged leaders of two major political parties that the best way to steer the country off the current political and current impasse was to hold fresh poll for parliament. “President Yadav favours fresh polls instead of revival of the constituent assembly dissolved nearly five months ago,” Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala said.

Malala condition stable: UK doctors

London: Malala Yousufzai,the teenaged Pakistani activist shot by the Taliban remains in a stable condition,two weeks after she was admitted to a hospital in Britain,doctors said on Sunday. In a statement,the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham said,”The medical team caring for Malala Yousufzai say they are pleased with her progress. Malala remains in a stable condition.”