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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 1

Xinhua, March 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq's Baghdad and eastern town of Muqdadiya which are claimed by the extremist group Islamic State (IS).

Earlier on Monday, a suicide bombing attack near Muqdadiya killed at least 34 people and wounded 43 others. On Sunday, 53 people were killed and 117 others were wounded in back-to-back bombings at a busy marketplace in Baghdad. (UN-Iraq-Terrorist Attacks)

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MUSCAT -- A Chinese national was among 18 people killed in a road accident in western Oman on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Muscat said.

The embassy added in a statement that another national was injured in the the pre-dawn collision on the road between Ibri and Fahud. (Oman-Accident)

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MADRID -- The United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) on Tuesday announced it would along with China jointly organize the first world conference on tourism for development in Beijing between May 18 and 21 this year.

"Tourism is one of the most dynamic economic sectors, with significant global reach, and as such can make an important contribution to the achievement of the SDGs, particularly in the areas of job creation, sustainable consumption and production and the preservation of natural resources," said UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai. (Spain-China-Tourism)

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MAIMANA, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces after three days of fierce fighting and killing 70 militants captured Taliban bastion in the northern Faryab province on Tuesday, an army spokesman in the province, Capt. Sakhi Dad said.

"Finally the security forces were able to overrun Taliban bastion in Khawja Namusi early Tuesday and Taliban group after losing 70 fighters reiterated from the area," Dad told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Militants) Endi