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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 18

Xinhua, March 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

A migration deal between the European Union (EU) and Turkey was adopted here on Friday at a summit between the two sides' leaders, according to media reports.

The quadrilateral meeting between European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu began on early Friday morning. (Turkey-EU)

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BRUSSELS -- Belgian police have found Paris terror attack prime suspect's fingerprints in a Brussels apartment that police raided this week, local media reported on Friday.

Belgian public broadcaster RTBF reported that Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in November's terror attacks in Paris, probably escaped in a police raid in Brussels on Tuesday. (Belgium-Terror-Suspect)

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group and a government soldier were killed in a fierce firefight in south Philippine province of Sulu Friday morning, said military officials.

Alan Arrojado, commander of the military's Joint Task Group Sulu, said the fighting also resulted in the wounding of 16 soldiers and six members of the terrorist group, including senior leader Radullan Sahiron. (Philippines-Abu Sayyaf)

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ANKARA -- One policeman was killed, three others injured by the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) bombing attack on an armored police vehicle in southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Friday, Dogan News reported.

The vehicle was attacked by bombing from PKK militants on Friday noon in Nusaybin district of Mardin. One policeman was killed in the attack, three police officers were injured. (Turkey-PKK) Endi