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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 4

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Hungarian lawmakers on Friday passed a package of laws in a bid to curb the rising influx of refugees and migrants who crossed into the country for a better life in Europe.

According to the laws, border trespassing would be a criminal act starting Sept. 15. People who climb over the newly built fence on the border with Serbia would face jail terms, said the laws. (Hungary-Refugees-Laws)

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ABUJA -- At least five people were shot dead and six others injured in an attack by suspected Boko Haram members on a remote community in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a security source told Xinhua on Friday.

The attack was carried out late Wednesday in Mainari, a community located about 22km from the state capital Maiduguri, said the unnamed security source. (Nigeria-BokoHaram-Conflicts)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 173,000 in August, and the unemployment rate went down to 5.1 percent, remaining at a level which Federal Reserve considers to be full employment, data from the Labor Department showed Friday.

The payroll gains in August, while less than expected, followed advances in July and June that were stronger than previously reported. The Labor Department revised July's job gains up to 245,000 from its previous estimate of 215,000, and June's data were revised up to 245,000 from 231,000. (U.S.-August-Employment)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said they fired a ballistic missile at a camp of the Saudi-led Arab coalition in northeastern Yemen on Friday, killing dozens of soldiers.

The missile was fired early Friday morning and hit a weapon depot at a military airport in Saffer area in Marib province, about 173 km northeast of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the rebels said in a statement carried by state Saba news agency which they have controlled since they stormed Sanaa in September last year. (Yemen-Rebels-Conflicts)

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LONDON -- Britain will take in thousands more refugees from camps on the Syrian border, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday after mounting pressure from the public and political figures triggered by images of the body of a drowned three-year-old boy.

Speaking during a visit to Portugal, Cameron said the extra refugees would come from UN camps bordering Syria, and not from among people already in Europe, according to British media. (Britain-Refugees-Syria) Endi