UNITED NATIONS, Dhu-AlHijjah 22, 1435, Oct 16, 2014, SPA -- Venezuela, New Zealand, Spain, Angola and Malaysia were elected to coveted Security Council seats, according to AP. Special attention had been on Turkey as it is under growing pressure to do more about the war in Syria pushing up against its border. Turkey lobbied heavily among the General Assembly's 193 member states for their votes. In competition with New Zealand and Spain for two seats representing the western group of nations, Turkey fell behind as New Zealand easily gained a seat on the first ballot and Spain made it on the third. -- SPA 23:15 LOCAL TIME 20:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w