Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 12

BERLIN -- Protests against Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria turned violent in Berlin and Dusseldorf on Sunday, as tensions between Ankara's supporters and Kurdish activists spill over into Germany, German Press Agency reported.

Around 200 protesters marched through the German capital, waving red, white and green Kurdish flags and chanting "Afrin", the name of the city that Turkish troops are battling to retake from Kurdish fighters. (Germany-Afrin-Protest)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's eastern-based army, led by General Khalifa Haftar, seized a foreign ship that entered a banned military zone in eastern Libya, a spokesman said on Sunday.

"Omar al-Mukhtar Operation Chamber, in cooperation with the air force, managed to seize a foreign ship near Darna city. The ship's Syrian captain and Turkish crew were arrested," Army Spokesman Ahmad Mismari said in a press conference on Sunday in Benghazi. (Libya-Army-Ship Seizure)

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VALPARAISO, Chile -- Businessman-turned politician Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as Chile's president on Sunday, beginning what will be his second term in office after a four-year absence.

At a brief ceremony before members of the national congress gathered in the central port city of Valparaiso, Pinera received the presidential sash from outgoing center-left President Michelle Bachelet for the second time, since she had turned over the reins to Pinera in 2010. Since 2006, the two have alternated in office. (Chile-Pinera-Presidency)

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TEHRAN -- All 11 people on board the Turkish plane crashed in Iran on Sunday are dead, Iran's Emergency Organization announced.

The locals reached the wreckage of crashed plane late evening on Sunday and encountered the corps which are not identifiable and need DNA examination, the spokesman for the organization said. (Iran-Plane Crash) Enditem