Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 21
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The death toll of the capsized migrant boat near Egypt's northern coast rose to 30 while rescue efforts are still going on, official MENA news agency reported on Wednesday.
The migrant boat that drowned near the coast of Egypt's northern Beheira province carried about 600 people onboard whose destination was supposed to be Italian shores. (Egypt-Drown-Migrant Boat)
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DAMASCUS -- A Syrian warplane was downed on Wednesday while striking Islamic State (IS) positions north of the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported.
The pilot was rescued, SANA said.
The plane went downed after completing its mission in striking IS positions in the mountainous Qalamoun region, the news agency said. (Syria-Warplane-Downing)
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DHAKA -- At least 12 people have been killed and 18 still missing after a ferry capsized in the river of Sondha in Bangladesh's Barisal district, 169 km south of capital Dhaka, on Wednesday.
The district's police chief SM Aktaruzzaman told Xinhua that the ferry carrying scores of passengers sank at about 11:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT) Wednesday. (Bangladesh-Ferry Sinking)
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SEOUL -- The U.S. military on Wednesday sent two strategic bombers to South Korea in a show of force against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its latest nuclear test.
Two B-1B Lancers flew low over the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, some 70 km south of capital Seoul, at about 1:10 p.m. local time (0410 GMT), according to local media reports. The supersonic bombers had made a sortie from the U.S. air base in Guam. (S.Korea-US-Bombers) Endi