Yameen accepts defeat:

Indian police beat a Hindu activist as he pleads for his own safety as protesters rallied against a Supreme Court verdict

revoking a ban on women’s entry to a Hindu temple in Nilackal, southern Kerala state on Oct 17. (AFP)

In all he confessed to eight attacks on children in the city, including five murders, in a spate of violence that terrorized society.

Members of Zainab’s family had called for Ali to be executed in public – a move rejected by the Lahore High Court on Tuesday. (AFP) outlets if they publish or broadcast anything deemed to be against the “public interest”, in a move that journalists fear could further stifle press freedom in the south Asian country.

The “Broadcast Law 2018” comes just days after media outlets called for revisions to a new digital security law that allows for arrests without a warrant.

Under the draft law, approved by the cabinet on Monday, media outlets could be fined, lose their licenses or see staff jailed if they publish or broadcast anything deemed to be “false” or against the national interest.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seek a third consecutive term in the elections in December, but the participation of the opposition is in some doubt as many of its leaders have been jailed under Hasina’s rule.

Critics have called her rule increasingly authoritarian, but the government has denied such accusations. (AP)

Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen told the nation Wednesday he accepted defeat in last month’s elections, even as the strongman ruler lobbies the Supreme Court to call a fresh poll.

In a televised address to the nation, Yameen made no reference to his controversial legal bid to annul the results of the election he lost despite stifling his opponents.

“This is my final address to the nation before I leave,” said the 59-year-old whose term in office ends on Nov 17.

“During my tenure, the most difficult thing for me was my failure to learn about the people. I just couldn’t find out what shapes their wishes.”

He said that he hoped to “serve the people” after leaving office, without elaborating further. (RTRS)