WION Evening News Brief, November 16, 2017

At least eight policemen and 10 civilians were killed in a suicide attack that took place outside a restaurant in Kabul, security officials confirmed to Afghan channel Tolo News.

President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe's only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is free to leave Riyadh "when he pleases," the Saudi foreign minister said on Thursday, rejecting accusations from Beirut that the kingdom was "detaining" him.

Mahipal Singh Makrana of Rajput Karni Sena has made a video in which he states that "Rajputs do not raise their hand on women but if need be, we will do to Deepika what Lakshman did to Shurpanakha," ANI quoted him as saying.

Actor Kamal Haasan, who recently launched an app as an interface between himself and his fans, said he has received donations and letters from his fans but clarified that he would return the money since it was "illegal".