Kuwait goes to divisive poll

Kuwaitis cast ballots yesterday to elect a second parliament in 10 months, but early turnout was low as voters appeared to heed an opposition call to shun the poll over a disputed electoral law.
The vote comes nearly two months after Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah dissolved the pro-government parliament after it was reinstated in June by a court ruling that also annulled an assembly elected in February.
Polling closes at 8:00pm after 12 hours of voting, with the first results expected after midnight as ballot papers in Kuwait are still counted manually.