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Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Sept. 18

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Russia on Saturday accused the United States of violating their bilateral agreement which called for a cease-fire in Syria, saying the U.S.-led air strikes on Syrian military positions was a "bad omen" for the Russian-U.S. accord.

"Having conducted this airstrike, the United States has violated two of its commitments: one is the commitment to the Cessation of Hostilities, which the U.S. undertook together with us in February, and which we reconfirmed just a few days ago, and the other is the commitment the U.S. gave to the government of Syria when the U.S. started its air campaign two years ago," Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters here after a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. (UN-Syria)

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NEW YORK -- Twenty-nine people were injured in an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York on Saturday evening, and city mayor said there is so far no evidence of terror attack.

But Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference that the blast has been an "intentional act." (U.S.-New York-Blast)

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BUDAPEST -- Four people died on Sunday morning when two small planes collided, Pest County Directorate for Disaster Management reported on its website.

The planes, a four-seat Cessna-182 and a six-seat Piper-28, collided in mid-air and both crashed in a wooded area near the town of Godollo, about 30 kilometers northeast of Budapest. (Hungary-Plane-Crash

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BANGKOK -- At least 13 people have been killed, 30 others injured and dozens have gone missing after a ship carrying about 100 people capsized in Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya Sunday afternoon.

Authorities said they are using a crane to lift the ship. (Thailand-Ship Capsizal)

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DAMASCUS -- The Islamic State (IS) group downed a Syrian warplane in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, the Syrian national TV said, adding that the pilot was "martyred."

The Syrian warplane was engaged in striking the IS positions in al-Tharda Mountain when it was shot down, said the report. (Syria-IS) Endi