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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 5

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A total of 35 people were killed and 31 others wounded on Wednesday in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants and air strikes in the Iraqi province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

The deadliest clashes occurred in the morning between IS militants and security forces backed by allied Sunni tribal fighters in al-Madhij area in east of the IS-held provincial capital city of Ramadi, some 110 km west of Baghdad, leaving 17 security members and Sunni fighters killed and 12 others wounded, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Air strikes)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 24 people were killed and many others injured when two passenger trains derailed in midnight Tuesday in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.

Officials said 24 people were confirmed dead and over 40 injured when the two trains derailed within minutes while crossing a small bridge over a swollen river some 18 km from Harta town and 160 km south of the state capital Bhopal. (India-Train derailing)

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KISUMU -- At least two people have been confirmed dead and over 20 rescued while many went missing after a ferry carrying 200 collided with a fishing boat early Wednesday in Lake Victoria in Western Kenya.

Homa Bay County Police Commander John Omusanga said two children have died in the incident that occurred at 2 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Aug. 4) near Remba Island. (Kenya-Ferry capsizing)

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BERLIN -- Eleven people were injured in an explosion in a chemical park in western Germany on Wednesday afternoon.

A tank sit outdoors in a chemical park in Krefeld, a western German city near Duesseldorf, exploded at around 14:00 (1200 GMT) on Wednesday and caused a nearby building to collapse, the city's police spokesman Acor Kniely told Xinhua by telephone. (Germany-Explosion) Endi