Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 17

A bus accident in Peru's central Andean region on Saturday has left at least 10 dead and 15 others injured, a local bus company's representative confirmed.

The accident took place during a steep road section that joins the city of Lima with the country's central area, in the heart of the Andes mountain range, at around 05:30 a.m. local time (1130 GMT), said Jaime Santivanez, representative from local bus company Estrella Polar. (Peru-Bus Accident)

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NEW DELHI -- Eleven members of a family were killed after a jeep carrying them collided head on with a dumper truck in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

The accident took place on Ujjain-Aagar Malwa road near Palwa village in Ujjain district, about 191 km west of Bophal city, capital of Madhya Pradesh. (India-Road Accident)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian higher electoral committee announced on Saturday evening the results of the parliamentary elections, which were held on April 13.

The turnout was estimated at 57.56 percent, as out of 8,834,994 eligible voters, 5,085,444 have voted, said the committee.(Syria-Elections-Results)

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RIYADH -- Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in a fire that broke out on Saturday at a petrochemical factory in eastern Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The spokesperson of Royal Authority of Jubail district said that the fire occurred at 11:40 a.m. local time (0840 GMT) during routine maintenance. (Saudi-Fire-Factory) Enditem