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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 28

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At least 50 people were feared drowned when an overloaded boat carrying 250 to 300 passengers capsized in India's northeast state Assam's Kolohi river, said police. (India-Capsizing)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 15 civilians were killed and 50 others wounded Monday during Syrian airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS)-held city of Mayadeen in eastern Syria, a monitor group reported. (Saudi Arabia-IS)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia said two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in security operations in the capital Riyadh and the eastern city of Dammam on Monday, Al Arabiya News reported. (Saudi Arabia-IS)

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BANGKOK -- The two bombing attacks in Bangkok last month were retaliation against Thai government's suppression of human trafficking gangs, the authorities said Monday. (Thailand-Bangkok Bombing)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani officials said on Monday that the death toll of its nationals from the stampede during the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has reached 36. (Pakistan-Stampede Death) Endit