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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 29

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The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that struck an army recruiting center in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Monday, which killed at least 65 and injured more than 80 others.

The claim came in a short statement posted on Twitter by the group's semi-official Amaq news agency. (Yemen-Bombing-IS)

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TEHRAN -- Iran identified a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) east of the county on Monday and warned it to stay away from its airspace, Tasnim news agency reported.

The report said the drone was flying from a base in Afghanistan's Qandahar and intended to intrude into Iranian airspace. (Iran-U.S.-Drone)

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STOCKHOLM --- A school near Gothenburg in western Sweden was evacuated Monday after a bomb threat.

The principal at the Alle school in Floda outside of Gothenburg received a phone call around lunchtime Monday warning that "an explosive item" had been placed somewhere in the school. (Sweden-School-Bomb Scare)

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Four police were killed and three others injured as a roadside bomb blast organized by militants struck a police van in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on Monday, a local official Qudratullah Safi said.

"A mine planted by Taliban rebels on a road in Khan Abad district struck a police vehicle at around noon time killing four police personnel on the spot and injuring three others," Safi told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Bombing)

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MANILA -- Twelve government soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a firefight with Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu Province of southern Philippines Monday afternoon, according to military.

Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesman of the military's Western Mindanao Command, said the latest fighting broke out at around 4:30 pm involving troops from the Army's 35th Infantry Battalion in Patikul town. (Philippines-Abu Sayyaf) Endi