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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Feb.15

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U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Russia to play a constructive role in Syria by halting its air campaign against so-called Syria's moderate opposition forces.

Obama made the call in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday, the White House said in a statement.

The two leaders discussed the decisions and agreements made at the Feb. 11 meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and stressed "the importance of rapidly implementing humanitarian access to besieged areas of Syria and initiating a nationwide cessation of hostilities." (U.S.-Russia-Syria)

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SYDNEY -- Australian authorities have seized more than one billion Australian dollars worth of methamphetamine in a joint operation.

Australian Federal Police said on Monday that four people have been charged by the nation's Joint Organized Crime Group for their alleged importation and manufacture of 720 liters of the drug known as Ice. (Australia-Drugs)

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DAMASCUS -- A mass grave of some 100 bodies was uncovered in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, state news agency SANA said.

Residents of Mrat town in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour uncovered the mass grave, in which they found 100 bodies shot dead by the Islamic State (IS) group, said SANA.

The grave was found in a ditch some seven km from the town said SANA, adding that some of the bodies were children. (Syria-Mass Grave)

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JERUSALEM -- Two Palestinians were killed after attempting to shoot Israeli border police guards in east Jerusalem late Sunday, the Israeli police said.

The two assailants, armed with improvised weapons, opened fire at policemen and members of the paramilitary border police unit near the Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem, police said. Both were shot and killed, while no police officers were injured.

This is the fourth attempted attack during the last 24 hours. (Israel-Palestine)

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RABAT -- Libya's Presidential Council announced late on Sunday it has formed a unity government aimed at ending the chaos that has engulfed the country for years. (Libya-Unity Government) Endi