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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 7

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The UN nuclear agency on Monday said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is carrying out renovation and construction activities at its Yongbyon site.

"We have observed renovation and construction activities at various locations within the site," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano told a board meeting in Vienna. (IAEA-DPRK-Nuclear Site)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli parliament approved on Monday a contentious framework agreement to develop the country's offshore natural gas fields, although the deal still cannot move forward due to further regulatory hurdle. (Israel-Parliament-Gas)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi on Monday escaped an assassination attempt by sniper fire near the battleground town of Baiji in Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, wounding one of his guards, a Defense Ministry statement said. (Iraq-Minister-Assassination)

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PRETORIA -- Police in South Africa have arrested 9,968 suspects in an anti-crime operation launched early April following a wave of xenophobic violence, an official said Monday. (S.Africa-Xenophobic Violence)

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BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan has tightened the security on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border due to recent tense situation in Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz State Border Service said on Monday. (Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Border) Endi