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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 31

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At least 69 dead bodies have been registered in a morgue following multiple suicide attacks in a community near Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in Nigeria's volatile northeast region, sources at a government-run hospital said on Sunday.

An unnamed senior medical officer at the Borno State General Hospital said 55 others have been admitted into the emergency section of the health facility, following the suicide attacks, late Saturday, in Dalori and Walori settlement in the province. (Nigeria-Boko Haram)

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DAMASCUS -- The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for three deadly bombings that rocked a Shiite district south of the capital Damascus on Sunday, killing over 76 people.

The triple bombings rocked the sprawling Sayyidah Zaynab district, which is guarded by the Shiite Lebanese Hezbollah group in the southern countryside of Damascus. (Syria-IS-Bombing)

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CAIRO -- At least 16 people were killed and 21 others wounded in cars collision in south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, official news agency MENA reported.

The accident took place when 22 cars and trucks hit each other at Koraymat desert road in Bani Sweif province, some 115 km south of Cairo.(Egypt-Accident)

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KABUL -- Some 44 militants have been killed amid cleanup operations conducted by Afghan security forces since early Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

A total of 27 militants were wounded and one militant was arrested by Afghan army, police and intelligence agency personnel during the operations which were launched in Day Mirdad district of Wardak, Maiwand district of Kandahar, Sangin district of Helmand and Dand-e-Ghori district of Baghlan province respectively, the ministry said in a statement.(Afghanistan-Militants killed)

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BRUSSELS -- Belgium has charged three people, including a couple with two young children, on suspicion of joining jihadists in Syria, local media reported on Sunday.

They were arrested during police raids in the Belgian town of Jumet, about 60 km south of Belgian capital Brussels, on Saturday. (Belgium-Syria)

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