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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 25

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Kenya's military said Wednesday its soldiers killed 21 Al-Shabaab fighters and recovered weapons during an ambush in Hawina area in southern Somalia.

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman Col. David Obonyo said the troops under the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) also killed a junior-level Al-Shabaab commander who is believed to have been in-charge of the group. (Kenya-Military)

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ROME -- The Italian Navy on Wednesday saved around 500 migrants and recovered seven bodies off the Libyan coast, a statement from the navy said.

The navy's Bettica ship during its surveillance and security activities in the area pinpointed a boat in trouble with numerous migrants onboard, according to the statement.

"Shortly later, the boat capsized because of the overcrowding and instability due to the too high number of people onboard," the statement added. (Italy-Shipwreck)

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BRUSSELS -- Finance ministers from the Eurogroup have agreed to unlock 10.3 billion euros (11.5 billion U.S. dollars) of bailout money for Greece.

The long-delayed tranche will be disbursed to Greece in several steps, with the first 7.5 billion euros (8.4 billion dollars) in June, the ministers said in a statement after an 11-hour meeting that ended on Wednesday morning in Brussels.

The move came two days after Greek legislators approved fresh austerity measures including tax hikes and a new privatization fund. (EU-Greece-Assistance)

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CAIRO -- The Egyptian Armed Forces killed 85 militants during a four-day security campaign in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the military spokesman said on Wednesday.

"The vast military campaign has been carried out in areas of active terror activity in Middle and North Sinai," Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said in a statement. (Egypt-Militants) Endi