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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 11

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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday formed his first all-Conservative cabinet after his party stormed to victory in this year's general election.

The new cabinet saw most of Cameron's close allies retaining their jobs, including Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon. (Britain-Election-Cabinet)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday that they downed a fighter jet of a Saudi-led coalition in northern Yemen.

The Houthi-run al-Masira TV channel showed footage of what it said were the wreckage of the jet and parts of the pilot's body. (Yemen-Houthis-Jet Down)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- At least 25 people were killed and 35 others injured Monday after a passenger bus skidded off road and fell into 200-feet gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The accident took place at village Latti in Udhampur district, about 302 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Kashmir. (India-Kashmir-Accident)

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SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan -- Seven militants were killed and 12 others injured as clashes erupted in Aqcha district of the northern Jauzjan province on Monday, police said.

"The clash erupted at 10:00 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) in three villages of Aqcha district and so far seven Taliban insurgents have been killed and three others injured," deputy to district police chief, Abdul Hafiz told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Clashes)

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SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Macedonian law enforcement forces have controlled overall security situation after an unidentified armed group attacked the country's northern town of Kumanovo last weekend, but public concerns still prevail.

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov returned from an official visit to Moscow upon knowing the information about the attack in Kumanovo, and summoned a meeting of the highest ranking officials and chiefs of national security agencies on Sunday. (Macedonia-Security Situation) Endi