Germany's Social Democrats declare victory - as election results in the nation's federal ballot see the center-left party finish ahead of Angela Merkel's CDU - which itself slumps to an historic low. Media groups finally express outrage at the CIA - after a Yahoo news investigation alleges that the US intelligence service was plotting to kidnap and potentially kill Julian Assange. Those revelations, however, were first aired by an investigative journalist, including on RT, last year. As Britain's fuel-shortage crisis deepens - with long tailbacks at petrol stations - the UK government says it's the public's fault for panic buying.