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Newsline 18.12.2017 | 17:15 UTC News South Africa's ruling ANC elects Cyril Ramaphosa as new leader Cyril Ramaphosa has beaten Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former cabinet minister and the ex-wife of President Jacob Zuma. He is now likely to become the country's next head of state. Smoke bombs in Albanian parliament cloud controversial vote Albanian opposition parliamentarians have protested against the interim appointment of a chief prosecutor by the ruling party. But their smoke-bomb tactics were unable to prevent his being elected. 'Joining the EU is a dream for Albanians' Albania police charge Democrat boss after Rama protests Albania opposition protests for free elections and end to corruption Albanians go to the polls with focus on EU accession talks Politics Germany pegs Kurdish support on 'unified' Iraq Germany's foreign minister has called on the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan to "peacefully" resolve disputes with Baghdad. Iraqi Kurdistan's premier instead urged Berlin to take a "stronger role" in resolving the conflict. Kirkuk: What you need to know about the Kurdish-Iraqi dispute Who are the Kurds? What is the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum? German army restarts training Iraqi Kurds, but future of mission in doubt Kurds 'reject' Baghdad's demand to nullify referendum results Iraq sweeps up more territories as Kurds quarrel amongst themselves World Austria Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz Sebastian Kurz took the Austrian election by storm by reshaping Austria's biggest party in his own image. DW takes a look at his meteoric rise to becoming Europe's youngest head of government. Austria shifts to the right in parliamentary elections Austria's Renewer Austrian elections: Sebastian Kurz becomes youngest leader Opinion: A right-wing coalition in Austria threatens the EU Freedom Party of Austria - what you need to know Austria's leading election candidates target Muslims to score points Modi's BJP wins in Gujarat, Congress retains hope India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to retain its hold on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, despite a closely-fought contest and spirited campaign by the opposition Congress party. What challenges face India's new Congress leader? Bollywood epic triggers uproar in India Paying the price for India's appetite for coal India: Rahul Gandhi replaces Sonia Gandhi as Congress Party leader A bridge that Lord Ram built - myth or reality? Gujarat election: Indian PM Narendra Modi faces big test in home state Demolition of India's Babri mosque - the 'Hindutva project' 25 years on Narendra Modi - India's prime minister and populist Why are condoms unpopular in India? International Migrants Day Tunisia's gravedigger of drowned migrants Every year, the bodies of migrants who die trying to cross the Mediterranean wash ashore in Tunisia. DW met the man who holds funerals for the deceased, giving them the respect often lacking during their lifetime. Quadriga - Mediterranean mass grave - is EU to blame? Italy threatens to close ports to aid groups Amnesty: EU, others 'know perfectly well' about Libya's collusion with people smugglers German government pledges €120 million for Libya migrants and refugees German naval vessel rescues more than 100 migrants off Libyan coast Amnesty International claims EU 'complicit' in Libya migrant abuses Germany Only half of 'dangerous' Islamists actually dangerous - German police The German police is applying more sophisticated criteria to its assessment of what it calls Islamist "endangerers." The new RADAR-iTE instrument is meant to help identify risks more accurately. Growing number of potential Islamist terrorists in Germany: police chief German government criticized over terror victims compensation Virtually no 'dangerous' German Islamists wearing electronic ankle bracelets Christmas market terrorist Anis Amri may have been used as 'lure': German newspaper Anti-terror raids in Berlin linked to Anis Amri   © Deutsche Welle 2017