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Kim calls for more talks with South in new year

SEOUL, Dec 30 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday calling for more peace talks between the leaders in the new year following their active engagement in 2018, South Korea's presidential office said.Moon's office said Kim also expressed regret...

Russia open for talks with US, says Putin

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year letter to his US counterpart Donald Trump, said on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda", the Kremlin said.At the end of November, Trump abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Putin on the sidelines...

Landslides, floods leave 22 dead in Philippines

MANILA, Dec 30 (Xinhua): At least 22 people have died and a number are missing after torrential rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in some regions in the Philippines, disaster officials and police said on Sunday.The deaths were mostly due to landslides and drowning in the Bicol region and Eastern...

Indonesia's Bali volcano erupts

JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Xinhua): Indonesia's Mount Agung volcano of Bali Island, located in northern part of the resort island, erupted on early Sunday, Indonesian authorities said."Eruption has occurred in Bali's Mount Agung on Dec. 30 at 4:09 a.m. (local time). Exact height of ash columns hardly able to be observed,"...

Divers search flooded Indian mine for missing men

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (AFP): Indian navy divers on Sunday launched an operation to find 15 men trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded "rat-hole" coal mine in remote northeast India, police said.The workers have been cut off since December 13 when water from a nearby river poured...

19 militants die in Afghanistan air raids

MAIMANA, Dec 30 (Xinhua): Afghan Air Force launched deadly airstrikes, destroying multiple terrorists' hideouts and killing 19 insurgents in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, a local official said on Sunday.The raids were carried out late on Saturday in the troubled Khawja SabzPosh and Qaysar districts of the province, leaving 19 militants...

Somalia kills 30 al-Shabab militants

MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (Xinhua): The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday killed 30 al-Shabab militants, including two foreign nationals, in the southern town of Jilib, an official said.Ali Mohamad Bag Madow, SNA commander for section 43, told journalists the militants were killed in a joint offensive by Somali national forces...

Colombia probes possible plot to kill president

BOGOTA, Dec 30 (AP): Colombian authorities are investigating a possible plot involving Venezuelans to assassinate President Ivan Duque, a top official said on Saturday night.Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes said Colombia's intelligence services had been hearing chatter about alleged plans to kill the conservative Duque. He said the arrest in recent...

News in Brief (31-12-2018)

Hotel fires two employees for misconductPORTLAND, Dec 30: An Oregon hotel said it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago. DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Portland tweeted Saturday...