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S. Korea's new government offers military talks with N. Korea
SEOUL - South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea, the first formal overture to Pyongyang by the government of President Moon Jae-in, on ways to avoid hostile acts near the heavily militarised border.
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S.Korea's new government offers military talks with N.Korea
SEOUL - South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea, the first formal overture to Pyongyang by the government of President Moon Jae-in, on ways to avoid hostile acts near the heavily militarised border. (NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Christine Kim, 810 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA-MYANMAR (moved), by Simon Lewis, 548 words
As London feuds, full Brexit negotiations open in Brussels
BRUSSELS - Britain's Brexit minister pledged to "get down to work" as he kicked off a first full round of negotiations on Monday, but a year after Britons voted narrowly to leave the EU their government seemed at war with itself over the divorce terms. (BRITAIN-EU/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Alastair Macdonald, 798 words)
Islamic State's Baghdadi almost certainly alive - Kurdish security official
SULAIMANIA, Iraq - A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official says he is 99 percent sure Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, despite reports that he has been killed. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-BAGHDADI (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Michael Georgy, 600 words)
Venezuela opposition plots 'zero hour' after big anti-Maduro vote
CARACAS - Energized by a massive vote against President Nicolas Maduro in an unofficial plebiscite, Venezuela's opposition mulled on Monday how to escalate protests and block a new congress it fears may enshrine Socialist Party hegemony. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne, 732 words)
+ See also:
- VENEZUELA-POLITICS/RAIDS (PIX, TV), by Brian Ellsworth, 758 words
- VENEZUELA-POLITICS/EXPATRIATES (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emma Pinedo and Zachary Fagenson, 570 words
MIDDLE EAST
UAE minister denies hacking of Qatar
LONDON - The United Arab Emirates denied on Monday any responsibility for an alleged hack of Qatari websites which helped spark a month-long diplomatic rift with Doha. (GULF-QATAR/EMIRATES (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Karin Strohecker, 317 words)
+ See also:
- GULF-QATAR/EMIRATES, moved, 270 words
Jordan imprisons soldier who killed US military trainers
AMMAN - A Jordanian military court sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment with hard labour on Monday for killing three U.S. military trainers last year, a judicial source said on Monday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/JORDAN-USA (UPDATE 2, PIX TV), moved, by Bushra Shakhshir, 312 words)
As Islamic State militants routed in Iraq, their families fear reprisals
BARTELLA, Iraq - Their husbands, sons and brothers are dead, but the women and children Islamic State militants left behind will live to pay the price for their actions. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ISLAMICSTATE-FAMILIES (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Isabel Coles, 660 words)
ASIA
China's strong Q2 GDP growth paves way for deeper reforms
BEIJING - China's economy expanded faster-than-expected in the second quarter, setting the country on course to comfortably meet its 2017 growth target and giving policymakers room to tackle big economic challenges ahead of key leadership changes later this year. (CHINA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Elias Glenn and Kevin Yao, 840 words)
China's top graft buster attacks "unhealthy" political culture
BEIJING - China's top graft-buster launches a scathing attack on the ruling Communist Party's members, writing that party political culture remained "unhealthy" and governance weak even after five years of renewed effort to fight the problem. (CHINA-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 1), by Ben Blanchard and Philip Wen, 607 words)
Suicide bomb attacks killing more Afghan civilians -U.N.
KABUL - The United Nations calls on insurgent groups in Afghanistan to curb attacks on civilians after more than 5,000 non-combatants were killed or wounded in the first six months of 2017. (AFGHANISTAN-CASUALTIES/, moved, by Josh Smith, 371 words)
Pakistan Supreme Court starts hearings to decide PM's future
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court begins hearings that will decide the future of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is fighting for his job and contesting a damning corruption report by an investigative panel. (PAKISTAN-POLITICS/, moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 511 words)
Australia opens way for faster military response to "terrorist incidents"
SYDNEY - Australia's military will be more readily deployed to respond to "terrorist incidents" on home soil under proposed changes to laws announced by the government. (AUSTRALIA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, 400 words)
UNITED STATES
Minneapolis mayor demands answers after police kill Australian woman
The mayor of Minneapolis demands answers after an Australian woman is shot dead by a police officer in the city, having apparently reported a disturbance outside her home. (MINNESOTA-POLICE/SHOOTING (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Chris Michaud, 340 words)
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