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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 19

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Aircraft debris has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, Greece's national broadcaster ERT reported.

Two orange plastic items have been located by Egyptian vessels about 230 miles south of Crete, the Greek state TV said, citing Greek Defense Ministry sources. (Egypt-Aircraft-Debris)

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BRUSSELS -- Foreign ministers of NATO allies and Montenegro signed an accession protocol on Thursday, marking the final stage on the country's road towards NATO membership. (NATO-Montenegro-Membership)

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SOFIA -- An agricultural helicopter crashed in a field near the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Nessebar on Thursday, killing the pilot onboard, officials said.

The 61-year-old pilot died on the scene, the Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. (Bulgaria-Helicopter-Crash)

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OUAGADOUGOU -- A road accident in Burkina Faso on Thursday killed 24 persons and injured 36 others.

The accident happened at 170 km west to the capital Ouagadougou, the Governmental Information Service (SIG) confirmed. (Burkina Faso-Accident)

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CAIRO -- Egypt's Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy told a press conference Thursday that the EgyptAir passenger jet that disappeared earlier in the morning is still "missing" until its wreckage is found.(Egypt-Jet-Missing)

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- An Afghan army general was killed in a bomb attack in the southern province of Kandahar on Thursday, a provincial source said. (Afghanistan-General-Death) Endi