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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Aug. 10

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A roadside bomb blast killed at least two Pakistan security personnel in the Bajaur tribal region on Tuesday, the military said.

The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility. (Pakistan-Bombing)

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FRANKFURT -- A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) has been arrested provisionally in the western German state of Rheinland-Pfalz, German media reported on Tuesday.

German special forces arrested the suspected IS member in a raid in the southwestern German town of Mutterstadt, according to a dpa report.

The suspect is thought to act on behalf of a high-ranking member of the IS. (Germany-Terror Suspect-Arrest)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had no plan to change his temperament as the bellicose New Yorker was grappling with his sagging poll numbers following recent feud with a family of a fallen Muslim American soldier and leaders within his own party. (US-2016 Election)

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HOUSTON -- The health authorities in the U.S. State of Texas on Tuesday confirmed a Zika-related death of a newborn girl, the first of its kind in the country.

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said that an infant in Harris County who died shortly after birth had microcephaly, linked to the Zika virus, according to local TV station ABC13. (US-Zika)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to adopt an agreement on globally resolving issues on refugees and migrants at a high-level meeting to be held on Sept. 19, UNGA President Mogens Lykketoft said on Tuesday.

Lykketoft told reporters that member states have finalized negotiations on the draft agreement, which will act as "a solid base" to change the paradigm of how member states deal with the issues of refugees and migrants. (UN-Refugees) Endi