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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 14

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A car bomb went off in the predominantly Kurdish city of Al-Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Saturday, killing at least five people, pro-government Sama TV reported. (Syria-Kurdish City)

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DAMASCUS -- A car bomb went off in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Saturday, leaving unknown losses, pro-government Sham FM radio reported. (Syra-Car Bombing)

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RAMADI, Iraq -- Five policemen were killed and 14 others wounded on Saturday in three suicide bomb attacks by Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source told Xinhua.

(Iraq-IS-Attacks)

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MOSCOW -- A Russian yacht detained by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has arrived at the country's Kimchaek port, and the crew members are in good condition, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

(DPRK-Russia-Yacht)

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MADRID -- Around 6,000 people were evacuated from their homes between Friday night and Saturday morning as the result of a fire which is burning out of control at what is considered to be the biggest dump of tyres in Europe. (Spain-Fire-Dumping) Endit