World News Hits on Wednesday

See News presents the most dominating headlines for the world news on Wednesday.

Indonesia Raises Minimum Age for Marriage to Curb Child Brides

Indonesia's parliament has raised the minimum age at which women can marry to 19, in a ruling which is expected to curb child marriage in the country. (CNN)

Hard-Liners in Iran See No Drawback to Bellicose Strategy

Trying to win sanctions relief, officials in Tehran believe they can lash out against American allies without suffering serious penalties, analysts say. (The New York Times)

Israeli Exit Polls Show Netanyahu Short of Majority in Year's Second Election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future was in doubt late Tuesday, as exit polls showed his conservative Likud party and its hard-line allies falling well short of securing a parliamentary majority in the Jewish state's second general election in five months. (Fox News)

Costly Saudi Defenses Prove No Match for Drones, Cruise Missiles

(Reuters) - Billions of dollars spent by Saudi Arabia on cutting edge Western military hardware mainly designed to deter high altitude attacks has proved no match for low-cost drones and cruise missiles used in a strike that crippled its giant oil industry. (Reuters)

Israel Election: Netanyahu And Rival Headed for Deadlock

Unofficial results in Israel's second election in five months suggest it is too close to call, Israeli media say.

Incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu's party and that of his main challenger, Benny Gantz, are neck and neck with 32 seats each, the Kan public broadcaster says. (BBC)

Saudi Arabia Set to Return to Normal Oil Production Levels by End of Month

Saudi Arabia will soon restore most of its oil output and return to normal production levels in weeks, the country’s energy ministry said Tuesday, following the attacks last weekend on the country’s facilities that hobbled the world’s largest oil exporter. (The Wall Street Journal)

US lawsuit against Snowden is a Warning to Other Whistleblowers to Keep Their Mouths shut, Says Fellow Whistleblower

The US government is suing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for his memoir profits not just to punish him, but also to intimidate others into staying silent. (Russia Today)

Sweden's Spread of Explosives Stuns US Police Boss

As one of Sweden's most-read daily newspapers noted, gangland violence has reached a level that “instills terror” across the country. Both the shooting and blast curves have been pointing upwards for some time now. (Russia Today)