News brief: Big stories of the day

A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother accepted a lesser charge Monday and looks set to be freed soon, after her Indonesian co-accused was released last month.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launchPSLV-C45from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at around 9:30 am today.

Four terrorists belonging to theLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The terrorists were killed following an encounter in Lassipora area of Pulwama district.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP suffered a major blow in Sunday's local election with the ruling party set to lose the capital Ankara and risking defeat in thecountry's economic hub Istanbul.

Arab leaders said on Sunday they would seek a UN Security Council resolution against the US decision to recognizeIsraeli sovereigntyover the Golan Heights and promised to support Palestinians in their bid for statehood.