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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 27

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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Saturday a major initiative to help developing countries reduce poverty.

The "Six 100s" initiative, declared at a South-South cooperation roundtable Xi hosted, covers poverty reduction, agriculture, trade, environment, health and education. (UN-Xi-South-South Cooperation)

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PARIS -- France has launched its first air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria to halt the group's progress in the region and ensure security at home, the French presidency said on Sunday.

"Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fighting against the terrorist threat represented by Daesh (IS). We will strike each time that our national security is at stake," the Elysee said in a statement. (France-IS-Air Strikes)

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BEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the President of the 70th session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) Mogens Lykketoft here on Saturday, to discuss issues of common concern, including the leading role of the United Nations in international affairs. (China-UN)

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NEW DELHI -- India has said that the death toll of its nationals in Thursday's stampede near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has risen to 22. (India-Stampede)

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KABUL -- Up to 67 militants have been killed amid operations by Afghan army forces within the past 24 hours, said the country's defense ministry on Sunday. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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ISTANBUL/ANKARA -- Seventeen migrants were drowned on Sunday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea near southwestern Turkey, according to Dogan news agency.

All victims were Syrians who left the Turkish resort town of Bodrum for the Greek island of Kos, the report said. The route is considered one of the shortest by sea from Asia to EU territory. (Turkey-Syrian Migrants) Endi