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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 11

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Members of Parliament rejected on Friday a bill that could allow terminally ill people to end their lives.

Results of the first House of Commons vote on assisted dying for 20 years showed on Friday that 330 MPs voted against the bill, with 118 MPs in favour. (Britain-Euthanasia-Law)

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ISLAMABAD -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday issued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf for ordering house arrest of judges of different courts of the country in 2007, local media reported.

According to the reports, The court ordered authorities to arrest and produce the former president before the court on Oct. 1, according to the reports. (Pakistan-Musharraf-Trial)

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NAIROBI -- Kenya and China have reached a deal for cooperation on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the East African nation.

The deal was signed in China on Monday between Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board and China General Nuclear Power Group. (Kenya-China-Nuclear)

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ABUJA -- An explosion on Friday hit the camp of internally displaced persons in Nigeria's Yola city, capital of the northeastern state of Adamawa, the National Emergency Management Agency said.

A warehouse inside the internally displaced persons' camp was only affected by the blast, the rescue agency said, but did not confirm any death. (Nigeria-Explosion-Camp)

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MOSCOW -- Russia will continue to send military equipment to Syria to help it with the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.

"We will continue to deliver this equipment to the Syrian state in order to ensure its defense capabilities to confront the terrorist threat," Lavrov said at a press conference. (Syria-IS-Russia)

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ANKARA -- Turkish jets killed 60 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in overnight airstrikes against targets of the outlawed group in northern Iraq, Dogan News Agency reported Friday.

According to the report, 21 warplanes, including F-16s and F-4s, participated in the airstrikes against 64 PKK targets in Qandil mountains in northern Iraq, killing at least 60 militants. (Turkey-PKK-Attacks) Endi