a defector official say twenty shots were fired when the guards approached the demarcation line between the two sides they were pursuing a north korean soldier the second to defect to the south around five weeks. an earthquake sparked panic in iran's capital tehran on wednesday evening leaving one person dead and almost one hundred injured residents fled their homes after the five point two magnitude quake hit the city suburbs shortly before midnight thousands spent the night on the streets fearing after shocks turning to spain now were voters in catalonia are casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence polls have opened around the region and a record turnout is expected the election comes two months after the region declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spanish authorities responded to that with a crackdown arresting separatist leaders and calling snap elections madrid hopes today's vote will put an end to the political crisis. let's go to our correspondent