Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 4

The number of the injured people climbed to 17 as a white Porsche 918 Spyder partaking in a motorshow in Malta deviated from track and ran into the crowd on Sunday afternoon, three are in critical condition. (Malta-Motorshow-Incident)

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RABAT -- Moroccan and Spanish authorities have arrested 10 people suspected of recruiting and sending fighters to the Islamic State (IS) group, the Moroccan Interior Ministry announced Sunday. (Morocco-Spain-IS Arrests)

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DAMASCUS-- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the current Russian war on terror in Syria has high chances of success, noting that the failure of the Russian coalition would lead to the destruction of the region. (Syria-Russia-IS)

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PARIS -- At least 16 people were killed with three still missing as a strong storm hit southeast France Saturday night, President Francois Hollande said Sunday. (France-Storm-Deaths)

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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. embassy in Baghdad denied Sunday it has halted military cooperation with Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State (IS) militant group which has captured parts of the country's western province of Anbar. (U.S.-Iraq-IS)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a deadly attack in the Old City of Jerusalem, voicing his firm belief that a negotiated two-state solution is the only "just and lasting solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (UN-Jerusalem-Attacks) Endi