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Xinhua world news summary at 1545 GMT, June 19

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At least 15 people were killed in a night attack by gunmen at a community in Nigeria's southwestern state of Ogun, local sources said on Saturday.

Baale Musa Ogundare, a traditional chief in Imushin community at Ogijo area of Ogun State, told Xinhua that armed men invaded the town late Friday and shot indiscriminately at residents. (Nigeria-Attack)

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MOSCOW -- Twelve people on a summer camp were found dead Sunday after being caught in a storm at Lake Syamozero a day earlier in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia.

"Eleven children and one adult died," said Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee.

A total of 47 children mostly aged from 12 to 14, and four adult instructors were on a lake voyage, when the boats turned over, the Tass news agency quoted Markin as saying. (Russia-Camp-Accident)

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MANILA -- The Philippine government is keeping a close watch on two restive volcanoes to ensure the safety of the surrounding residents, a senior government official said Sunday.

Mount Kanlaon in central Philippine Negros Island Region remains in a state of unrest after its eruption last Saturday, while Mount Bulusan in the eastern province of Sorsogon erupted on June 10.(Philippines-Volcanoes)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces on Sunday continued fierce clashes to drive out Islamic State (IS) militants from their stronghold in the city of Fallujah, while battles erupted in the day in north of the provincial capital city of Ramadi, security sources said.

In Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the troops continued heavy clashes with dozens of IS militants in some districts in the northern part of the city, and the troops managed to recapture parts of Dhubbat district and Jamhoriyah, while battles still underway in other northern districts, including Mu'almin and Golan, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-IS-Clash) Endi