Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 8

Iraq on Tuesday said its sovereignty is a "red line" which neighboring Turkey must respect, rejecting the deployment of Turkish troops in northern Iraq without a prior agreement between the two countries. (Iraq-Turkey-Crisis)

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CAIRO -- Four security personnel were killed Tuesday and four others wounded in a bomb attack in the restive North Sinai town of Rafah, state-run news agency Ahram-online reported. (Egypt-Attacks-IS)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces on Tuesday recaptured a large district in western the city of Ramadi, seized earlier by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, while a total of 39 people were killed in fierce clashes and air strikes against the extremist militants in and near Ramadi in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said. (Iraq-IS-Clash)

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YANGON -- Myanmar's Union Parliament on Tuesday approved the Nationwide Cesaefire Accord (NCA) signed between the government and eight ethnic armed groups in mid-October, parliament sources said. (Myanamr-Ceasefire Accord)

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COLOMBO -- Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday called on South Asian leaders to work together to combat cross-border terrorism in the region and assist each other in dealing with natural disasters. (Maldives-Terrorism) Endi