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N Korea names delegates for meeting with South

SEOUL, Jan 07 (Agencies): North Korea has sent a list of its delegation for a rare high-level meeting with the South this week, the unification ministry in Seoul said Sunday.The two Koreas agreed Friday to hold their first official dialogue in more than two years and are expected to discuss...

Merkel launches new round of coalition talks

BERLIN, Jan 07 (BBC): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a new round of coalition talks in a bid to end the country's political stalemate.More than three months after its election, Germany is still without a new government.The five-day talks will include Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), its sister party...

Syrian forces eye rebel-held Idlib after IS defeat

BEIRUT, Jan 07 (AP): Syrian government forces and allied militiamen are advancing on the largest remaining rebel-held territory in the country's north, forcing thousands of civilians to flee toward the border with Turkey in freezing winter temperatures.The offensive on Idlib - a large province in northwestern Syria packed with civilians...

Israel indicts about one in 10 attacks on Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Jan 07 (AP): An Israeli rights group says authorities only bring indictments in about one in 10 ideologically-motivated attacks by Israelis against Palestinians in the occupied territories.In an annual report published Sunday, Yesh Din says it has monitored 225 investigation files since 2014. Of the 185 files processed, it...

Gunmen kill 13 people in Senegal

DAKAR, Jan 07 (Reuters): Gunmen shot dead 13 people and wounded seven others on Saturday in the forest of Senegal's southern region of Casamance, the army said.It was not clear who was responsible or what the motive was for the attack on a group of civilians searching for firewood near...

Parents encourage kids to smoke in Portugal

VALE DE SALGUEIRO, Jan 07 (AP): The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some as young as 5, to smoke cigarettes.Locals say the practice is centuries-old, but nobody is sure what...

News in Brief -(08-01-2018)

British govt set for reshuffle LONDON, Jan 07: Britain's government is to undergo a reshuffle on Monday as Prime Minister Theresa May looks to reassert her authority following a string of high-profile departures, according to MPs. Deputy prime minister Damian Green is set to be replaced after stepping down last...