Merkel’s Wishes for 2018: More Empathy and a New Government
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 15 at Funeral in Afghanistan
By ZABIHULLAH GHAZI and FAHIM ABED from NYT World http://ift.tt/2CtReTR
Iran warns protesters against pursuing bold challenge to leadership
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the most audacious challenges to its clerical leadership since nationwide pro-reform unrest jolted the Islamist theocracy in 2009. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Elmzsn
In address, Merkel promises more work on social divisions
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, under mounting pressure after three months of failing to form a new conservative-led coalition, vowed on Sunday to address growing social divisions. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2q7og9S
Four Indian police, two militants killed in Kashmir attack: police
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Four Indian paramilitary policemen and two militants were killed in a gunbattle that ensued after militants stormed into a police training center in Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EpLWte
Migrant arrivals to Italy by sea fall by a third in 2017
ROME (Reuters) - Migrant arrivals to Italy by sea fell by a third in 2017 compared to a year earlier, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, as Libyan authorities helped to slow departures during the second half of the year. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2ElQ0ur
Congo: Police block anti-Kabila protest
Two people are reported to have been shot dead outside a church in the capital Kinshasa. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Em4aeW
Venezuela’s Maduro is destructive King Herod, warns ex-oil czar
CARACAS (Reuters) - A former oil minister excoriated Venezuelan President NicolasMaduro in a newspaper column on Sunday, accusing the leftist leader of behaving like biblical King Herod and plunging the oil-rich nation into economic devastation. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2C04G0L
Even in Poland, Workers’ Wages Flow to North Korea
By PETER S. GOODMAN, CHOE SANG-HUN and JOANNA BERENDT from NYT World http://ift.tt/2q4JzJ8
‘Multiple’ Deputies Hit in Colorado Shooting, Officials Say
By CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2Ctu4gb
Passing the Torch to the Next Generation of Volunteers
By JAMES BARRON from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2lwqGsW
Rail traffic resumes at Berlin station after fire, cause unknown
BERLIN (Reuters) - Long-distance rail traffic resumed at the busy Berlin Zoo train station on Sunday after firefighters extinguished a fire that had caused large amounts of smoke, though local railway traffic remained halted, German federal police said on Twitter. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2C3ows4
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German police allow some rail traffic to resume at Berlin station
BERLIN (Reuters) - German federal police said they had allowed long-distance rail traffic to resume at Berlin's Zoo train station on Sunday after firefighters extinguished a fire that caused large amounts of smoke, but local railway traffic was still halted. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zSpnJX
China reduces tax on donkey skins despite population fears
The move to drop the tax from 5% to 2% will further threaten the animal's population, campaigners say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CkQYcj
Russia indicts St Petersburg blast suspect on terrorism charges: investigators
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Investigative Committee said on Sunday it had indicted on terrorism charges a suspect who allegedly organized and carried out a bombing that injured 13 people in a St. Petersburg supermarket this week. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2C1QXq5
Iran protests: Telegram and Instagram restricted
Telegram and Instagram were used to organise three days of anti-establishment protests. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Cqqciq
Rail traffic halted at Berlin station due to smoke, cause unknown
BERLIN (Reuters) - Railway traffic was halted at Berlin's Zoo train station on Sunday due to a large amount of smoke, with at least one person injured, German police and fire officials said on Twitter. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cq0DOy
Rail traffic halted at Berlin station due to smoke, cause unknown: police
BERLIN (Reuters) - Railway traffic was halted at Berlin's Zoo train station on Sunday due to a large amount of smoke, and several people were rescued from the scene, German federal police said on Twitter. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CodHnG
In Congo, 2 Killed and Altar Boys Arrested Amid Crackdown on Protests
By JINA MOORE and STEVE WEMBI from NYT World http://ift.tt/2zV4M88
Bethel Music Leader Pleads for Prayers for Two-Year-Old Son
Christian leader and Bethel Music CEO Joel Taylor and his wife are in the middle of every parent’s nightmare, and they’re calling on the church for prayers. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2CrFrHW
Laughter, Then Horror, as Flames Engulf Upscale Mumbai Restaurants
By AYESHA VENKATARAMAN and KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/2lwlkxS
Dozens killed in bus and lorry road crash in Kenya
The collision with a lorry took place on a notoriously dangerous stretch of highway near Migaa. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrrDL7
Scan technique reveals secret writing in mummy cases
Researchers in London have developed scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that mummy cases are made from. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CqebK4
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country's leadership
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to both the government and clerical leadership in power since the 1979 revolution. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zTmSqP