SEOUL -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed on Thursday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony later this month for railway and road connections across the inter-Korean border, Seoul's unification ministry said.

The ceremony, which South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un agreed to hold before the end of this year during their third summit in Pyongyang in September, will be held on Dec. 26 at the Panmun Station in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong. (South Korea-DPRK-Rail Connnections)

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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian sources declared that three young men were killed by Israeli forces in West Bank's Ramallah and Nablus Wednesday night and East Jerusalem Thursday dawn.

Local sources said that around dawn call for prayers, Israeli police forces shot down a Palestinian after he allegedly attacked two police officers leaving them moderate wounds. The officers, one male and one female, were rushed to the hospital, but the suspected Palestinian perpetrator was fatally shot on the spot. (Palestinian-West Bank)

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ANKARA -- At least seven people were killed and 46 others injured in a high-speed train accident in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday morning, the Ankara governor said.

According to Governor Vasip Sahin, three of the injured are in serious condition. (Ankara-Train-Accident)

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NEW DELHI -- At least three people were killed and two others injured Thursday in a boiler blast inside a steel factory in the federally governed western India's territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, officials said.

The blast took place at the factory in Silvassa, the capital city of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Following the blast, top officials of police rushed to the spot to investigate the matter. (India-Boiler Blast)

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MANILA -- Four people were killed as troops clashed with some 50 Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu, an island province in the southern Philippines, early on Thursday, a military official said.

Lt. Col. Gerry Besan, spokesperson of Philippine Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said an intense firefight broke out around 2:25 a.m. on Thursday in the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu province as troops tracked the Abu Sayyaf militants. (Philippines-Abu Sayyaf-Fight) Enditem

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