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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Aug. 21

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A blast occurred near a wedding hall in Sahinbey District of southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep on Saturday night, killing at least 22 people and injuring 94 others, Gaziantep Governor's Office confirmed early Sunday.

Samil Tayyar, deputy of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), said on twitter that the attack was carried out by Islamic States terrorist group. (Turkey-Blast)

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican military troops discovered the bodies of seven men and a woman in a small town in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the state government said on Saturday.

The eight bodies were found on Friday afternoon in the town of Alto Lucero, and appeared to have been victims of a criminal gang, the state general prosecutor's office said in a statement. (Mexico-Crime)

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KUNDUZ -- The Afghan security forces regained on Saturday the control of Khan Abad district, Kunduz province, seized by the Taliban militants earlier, police said.

"The security forces launched a counter-attack in the afternoon and kicked the Taliban out of district center Saturday evening," provincial police Chief Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban)

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TUNIS -- The new Tunisian head of national united government Youssef Chahed announced on Saturday the new cabinet member list of 24 ministers, two delegated ministers and 14 secretaries of state.

The new government includes six women ministers and two women secretaries of state, as well as five members less than 35-years-old. (Tunisia-New Cabinet)

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ANKARA -- The Turkish parliament on Saturday approved the normalization deal reached with Israel last month, ending a six-year rift and paving the way for the restoration of full diplomatic ties, Daily Sabah reported.

The parliament voted to approve the pact early on Saturday before it closed for a summer recess.

Relations between Turkey and Israel declined in 2010 following an Israeli naval raid on a Turkish aid ship en route to deliver humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, which left 10 Turkish activists killed. (Turkey-Israel) Endi