BBC News with Natalia Rolleston
The outgoing President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has praised Afghan voters for turning out their millions in election to replace him. He said they've made the country proud demonstrating Afghanistan's democracy to the world. President Obama congratulated the Afghan people, calling the vote an important milestone. Estimates by the electoral authorities for the turnout 58%. The chairman of the Free and Fair Election Foundation, Nader Nadery told the BBC, this was the best election in Afghanistan yet.
The election itself was not only for the people casting a vote to choose their next leader, but they were in a way, voting for continuation in the traditionalization of democracy in this country. And I think that the verdict is very clear, and they do want to see democracy and people's role and rule to be institutional life, and it was a clear message of defiance, to the Taliban, to those across of Afghanistan's border who want to see this country fail.
The Chinese ship involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysian plane is said of detected a pulse signal in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Australia coordinator of the search said the frequency of the signal as reported by Chinese state media was consistent with that of a flight recorder, but they stressed they couldn't say whether it was any connection to flight MH370, which vanished a month ago. More details from Nick Childs.
This may be significant, but with so few detail so far and with so many false leads before, they are must also be considerable caution about this report. The most intriguing element is the apparent frequency of the signal pick up 37.5kHz, that is consistent with the beacon on the black box. But the contact was as seen as only fleeting, the search area was also still vast that 84,000 square miles.
The government of Guinea has praised aid workers trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola after they came under attack from local people. The charity, Medecins Sans Frontier closed the treatment center after the attack. Richard Hamilton reports.
A government statement said angry mob attacked the treatment center because the rumors that the MSF had brought Ebola into Guinea, where the disease had never been seen before. The MFS said they will work with the authorities to try to resolve the problem, said they could start treating people again. The government praised the efforts of medical charity and urged the population to stay calm, stressing the need for greater education about the virus. About 90 people in Guinea and neighboring Liberia have died from Ebola.
Suspected Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria have shot dead at least 17 worshipers in a mosque. Witnesses said gunmen struck as residents of a village gather for dawn prayers. Mosques have been a frequent target of militants who threatened clerics preaching against the extremism. The militant Islamist group, Boko Haram has killed more than 1,200 people this year.
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The French government has announced that it's pulling out the 20th anniversary commemorations for the Rwandan genocide. The decision follows an accusation by the Rwandan President Paul Kagame that France participated in the mass killings in 1994. Mr. Kagame has previously made similar allegations. The French Foreign Ministry spokesman said the remarks went against reconciliation efforts between the two countries.
Pakistan International Airline says it sacked 300 employees over the past six months for faking their academic qualifications. The Pakistani National Carrier has been ordered to review the credentials of all of its employees.
Abigail Mosley reports.
A spokesman for Pakistan International Airline said those who'd lied about their qualifications, included pilots and engineers as well as the cabin crew and staff from other departments. He said on top of the 300 who'd already been sacked, another 50 cases of employees who'd faked their credentials were currently under a review. PIA is undergoing the memos task of verifying the qualifications of about 16,000 of its workforce following an order by the Pakistan Supreme Court.
Police in Colombia say they've arrested a man suspected of throwing acid at a woman's face, in a case that has caused outrage in the country. He is said to be a former neighbor of hers.
A Roman Catholic archbishop in the United State says he will sell his expensive mansion just three months after he'd moved into it. Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Atlanta in Georgia has been heavily criticized by lay Catholics for having a Tudor-style mansion with more than $2m build for him. This comes at a time when Pope Francis is setting a tone of austerity and humility in the Church. Archbishop Gregory has publicly apologized.