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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's arrest sparks fighting, at least one dead

BBC reports Protests are erupting nationwide, and at least one person has been killed in the city of Quetta.

The United States and UK have called for adherence to the "rule of law".

Khan was arrested by security forces at the High Court in the capital, Islamabad.

Dramatic footage showed dozens of officers arriving and detaining the 70-year-old, who was bundled into a vehicle and driven away.

Former Vanuatu PM Moana Carcasses leaves politics

Carcasses handed over the leadership reins of the VGC to Silas Yatan on 15 September according to a report by the Vanuatu Daily Post.

Carcasses was among the 14 former Members of Parliament (MPs) who were jailed in 2016 for bribery charges.

After he was released in October 2017, he decided to resign from politics. In an unforeseen turn, after the President of the VGC vacated his seat, he took back the presidency shortly after in mid 2018.

Two Vanuatu politicians released from prison after 18 months

The former Prime Minister, Serge Vohor, and a former MP for Efate, Steven Kalsakau, were the first of 14 MPs who were jailed in 2015 to be granted parole.

A journalist in Port Vila, Evelyne Toa, said a crowd gathered to witness the politicians emerges through the gates at 10 o'clock, local time.

"There were a few family members waiting outside the entrance of the prison, a few supporters and members of their political parties [and] they walked out escorted by the current leader of the opposition."