Police in Iraq have shot at a small group of anti-government protestors in Baghdad.
It comes after three days of unrest in the war-weary country.
In a statement, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said no “magic solution” was available.
He pledged a series of unclear reform to make life better for ordinary Iraqis.
The death toll from the nationwide protests has now reached 27.
US backs UN demand for Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children
The US has joined 90 other countries at the UN on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
Hamas says it will hand over a Gaza hostage body
Hamas said it would hand over a hostage body on Wednesday, after Israeli forensic services concluded that remains returned a day earlier were not from one of two final deceased hostages.
Hong Kong apartment fire toll hits 159, infant among dead
The death toll in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades hit 159 on Wednesday, with police revealing that victims included an infant and a 97-year-old as they continued their search for remains in the scorched apartment complex.
Sri Lankans sift mud to unearth victims four days after deadly cyclone
Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13 homes were flattened by a landslide in the dead of night caused by a cyclone that killed 474 people.
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