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Daily Bulletin 25.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC Angela Merkel names CDU members of possible German cabinet In her bid to form a new government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tapped a young rival, some old allies and a cast of moderates for what would be her fourth cabinet. Could one of them be a potential successor? Syrian regime bombs eastern Ghouta despite humanitarian truce: Monitor Despite a UN Security Council-approved ceasefire in Syria, the regime has reportedly carried out fresh airstrikes in eastern Ghouta. More than 500 civilians have been killed in government raids in the past week. UNICEF 'has no words to describe' situation in Ghouta Army shelling in Eastern Ghouta is 'a massacre' - Merkel Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim arrested in Prague on Turkey's request Salih Muslim, a former head of the Kurdish PYD in Syria, has been wanted by Turkey since a deadly bombing in Ankara in February 2016. The Turkish interior ministry had offered a million-dollar bounty. The Day Salih Muslim Interview Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death over IS ties Despite condemnation from rights groups, Iraq has been fast tracking trials for women who were involved in Islamic State's reign of terror. The women have one month to appeal their sentences. Rohingya women: Female Nobel laureates highlight Myanmar sexual violence Three female Laureates have headed to Bangladesh to meet women from Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community. The three women aim to raise the profile of the plight of women who were tortured and raped by soldiers. Richard Weir, Researcher (Asia Division), Human Rights Watch, on bulldozing of Rohingya villages Humanitarian crisis looms in Rohingya refugee camps North Korea 'very willing' to hold talks with US A delegation from North Korea has said Pyongyang would be "very willing" to hold discussions with Washington in an effort to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula. The news came as the Winter Olympics drew to a close. Trump threatens 'phase two' if sanctions don't work Russians commemorate anniversary of slain politician Boris Nemtsov's death Thousands of Russians marched on Moscow's streets to commemorate the third anniversary of politician Boris Nemtsov's assassination. Nemtsov, murdered in 2015, was one of President Putin's most outspoken critics. A fearless rebel: Second anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's murder DR Congo police fire on church-led, anti-Kabila demonstrators The government had banned the demonstration and cut off all cell phone and internet access to hamper the rally against President Joseph Kabila who is clinging to power. Church groups had called for the rally. DR Congo's looming humanitarian disaster Opinion: Berlinale jury was bold to pick 'Touch Me Not' The Berlin Film Festival jury surprisingly selected a confrontational work on sex and intimacy as the Golden Bear winner. It's more than a politically correct choice in the #MeToo era, says DW's Elizabeth Grenier.   © Deutsche Welle 2018