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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 13

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European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said on Monday that he believed the neighborhood policy should be more flexible and tailor made to the needs of both European Union (EU) and its neighbor countries.

Hahn made the remarks during his visit to Poland on Monday to discuss matters concerning eastern part of the European Union and its neighborhood.(Poland-European Union)

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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. trade panel voted Monday to extend antidumping duties on tow-behind lawn groomers from China after the first five-year review of the measures imposed initially in 2009.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted against revoking the existing duty orders on lawn groomers from China, saying it "would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time." (U.S.-China-Duty)

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RANGAMATI, Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew for the second straight night on the country's southeastern Rangamati district, some 293 km away of capital Dhaka.

"The curfew will be reinforced from 5:00 p.m. (local time) Monday. It will remain in place till 7:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday," Shamsul Arefin, the district's administration chief, told reporters Monday afternoon.

(Bangladesh-Curfew)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli security services on Monday shut down offices of three Islamic organizations in northern Israel over unrest at the holy site of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the Shin Bet security agency said in a statement.

According to the Shin Bet, the organization operated along with the police's special 433 Lahav Unit and shut down the offices of the three Islamic organizations located in Nazareth. (Israel-Islam organizations-Raid ) Endi