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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 12

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PYONGYANG -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), dismissed his deputy Hwang Pyong So from his post as vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the country, official media reported here Thursday.

"At the proposal of the chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, Deputy Hwang Pyong So was dismissed from the post of its vice-chairman," said Korean Central News Agency. (DPRK-Senior Official)

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WASHINGTON -- The White House said on Wednesday that no "final decision" has been made and all options were still on the table concerning Washington's response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.

"We're maintaining that we have a number of options, and all of those options are still on the table. Final decisions haven't been made yet on that front," said the White House Spokesperson Sarah Sanders at a daily briefing on Wednesday afternoon. (US-Syria-Military Action)

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Up to 12 people including the district governor of Khawja Omari district of eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province were killed as the Taliban militants attacked the district headquarters early Thursday, a local official Ramazan Ali Mohsini said.

"A group of Taliban rebels launched multi-pronged offensives on security checkpoints in Khawja Omari district at 03:00 a.m. local time today triggering fierce fighting which lasted for hours during which the district governor of Khawja Omari and 11 more staff and security personnel unfortunately lost their lives," Mohsini told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack)

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SEOUL -- Three sailors have been killed and three others missing in a South Korean fishing boat collision with a foreign cargo ship in waters off the country's southwestern region, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

The 15-ton 2007 Yeongheung fishing vessel collided with a 498-ton refrigerated cargo ship of Tanzanian nationality at about 00:37 a.m. local time in waters off 9.6 km northwest of Sinan county, South Jeolla province. (South Korea-Boat Collision) Enditem

 

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