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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 13

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The ongoing militancy and violent incidents have claimed the lives of at least four civilians including three children and injured four others in a single day on Saturday, officials said.

In the latest bloody incident, a rocket allegedly fired by Taliban militants struck a house in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province on Saturday afternoon, killing at least two innocent civilians and injured three others, according to a local official. (Afghanistan-Attack-Taliban)

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SANAA -- Yemen's parliament unanimously ratified Saturday the "Higher Political Council" to unilaterally rule the country, lifting the power and legitimacy of the internationally recognized exiled president and his government, the Houthi rebels-controlled state TV reported.

The parliament held its extraordinary session with 143 members out of 301 attending. (Yemen-Parliament-Ruling)

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WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund said Friday that China's near-term economic outlook is positive, with an expected growth rate as high as 6.6 percent this year.

"Many countries could only dream of achieving growth rates that China has and is likely to achieve, which also reflects positively on the reforms that Chinese policymakers have undertaken," said James Daniel, the IMF mission chief for China. (US-China-IMF)

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BEIJING -- Russia may be forced to sever diplomatic ties with Ukraine if there are no other options available, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday amid the recent escalating tensions between Moscow and Kiev.

"I would not want that to happen, but if there is no other option left to impact the situation, the president could make such a decision," he was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying. (Russia-Uraine) Endi