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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 1

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Two people were killed and several others injured on Friday in a shooting attack in central Tel Aviv, Israeli police said.

A suspect apparently opened fire at people in a bar, but the motive is still unclear, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.(Israel-Shooting Attack)

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KABUL -- Casualties were feared as an explosion rocked Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday evening, witnesses said.

"The blast went off near a local restaurant frequented by foreigners in Qala-e-Fatullah Khan locality. The incident took place at around 5:00 p.m. We still do not know the detail on causalities. There is fear of possible causalities," witness Ahmad Soulaiman told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Blast)

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THE HAGUE -- The Netherlands started 2016 with a festive New Year's Eve, but also with some major incidents resulting in two deaths.

In Veenendaal in the province of Utrecht one person died due to a fire in a flat and in the city of Haarlem, in the province of North Holland, one person was killed and several were injured during a stabbing incident, local police reported. (The Netherlands-New Year-Incidents)

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CAIRO -- At least 18 people were killed late Thursday when a ferry boat sank in the river Nile, Egyptian state television reported on Friday.

The accident happened in the Kafr el-Sheikh province, around 140 kilometres north of Cairo. (Egypt-Boat Accident)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- At least 10 laborers were killed and six suffered injuries Friday in a devastating fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The fire broke out inside residential barracks meant for laborers working on a construction site at Chanderkot of Ramban district, about 143 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.(India-Kashmir-Fire) Endi