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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 13

Xinhua, May 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Barely a day after killing dozens of people, lightning on Friday struck again different parts of Bangladesh, leaving a devastating trail.

At least 10 people perished on Friday in parts of the country. The death toll following Friday's sporadic bolts of lightning has climbed to 42 since Thursday. (Bangladesh-Lighting-Deaths)

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GENEVA -- About 1,000 people, including refugee families and unaccompanied children, were rescued Thursday, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.(UN-Refugees)

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VIENNA -- The current CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways, Christian Kern, was on Friday confirmed by the Social Democrats (SPOe) party as the next chancellor of Austria.(Austria-Chancellor)

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SINGAPORE -- The first imported case of Zika virus infection in Singapore was reported on Friday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a statement. (Singapore-Zika)

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BRUSSELS -- The Belgian government decided on Friday to send six fighter jets to bomb the positions of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reported Belgian broadcaster RTBF. (Belgium-Jets-IS)

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ISTANBUL -- Eight suspects have been detained by Turkish police over Thursday's car bombing attack in Istanbul that wounded eight people, Turkish media reported on Friday. (Turkey-Bombing-Suspects