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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Jan. 15

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BAGHDAD -- At least 16 people were killed and 67 others were wounded Monday in twin bomb explosions in downtown Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.

"The latest update is that the death toll rose to 16 people and 67 others were wounded in the double explosions in downtown Baghdad," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Bomb Blasts)

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KABUL -- At least 32 militants were killed in two separate airstrikes in Afghanistan, the country's defense ministry said Monday.

In one raid conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) Air Force on Sunday against a Taliban's position in Khaki Safed district of western Farah province, 28 insurgents lost their lives and 10 others injured, the ministry said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Air Strike)

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SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) offered Monday to South Korea holding vice ministerial-level talks on Wednesday at the truce village of Panmunjom to discuss the DPRK's participation in South Korea-hosted Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification ministry said.

The DPRK proposed holding the working-level dialogue at the Peace House in Panmunjom from 10:00 a.m. local time Wednesday to discuss details on the dispatch of its delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games scheduled to run from February to March in South Korea's eastern county of PyeongChang. (SKorea-DPRK-Talks)

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ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani army said on Monday that four soldiers were killed in Indian forces' firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region.

An army statement said that three Indian soldiers were also killed when Pakistani troops retaliated. (India-Pakistan)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia and Singapore are scheduled to sign an agreement on a cross-border train system which would further boost connectivity between the two countries, Malaysia's foreign ministry said Monday.

During his visit to Singapore for the Malaysia Singapore Leaders' Retreat this week, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will witness the signing of the bilateral agreement on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, the foreign ministry said in a statement. (Malaysia-Singapore-Train System) Enditem

 

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