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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 5

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Federal Police rescued 122 Central American migrants being smuggled through north Mexico in precarious conditions, media reported on Tuesday.

The migrants had been loaded onto three vehicles, two vans and a lorry-style truck, and "presented signs of asphyxiation" due to the overcrowded conditions, the daily El Universal said, citing the National Security Commission. (Mexico-Migrants)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, Herve Ladsous, on Tuesday called on all Sudanese parties to implement a political roadmap, which serves as the basis for the peace process, including ceasefire, in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur regions.

Ladsous, in his briefing to the UN Security Council on Sudan's Darfur region, noted that the security situation remained volatile and the humanitarian impact of the conflict significant. (UN-Sudan-Peace Keeping)

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said on Tuesday a U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan during a counterterrorism operation against the extremist group Islamic State.

"The service member was killed conducting operations with Afghan forces when the patrol triggered an Improvised Explosive Device," according to a Pentagon statement. (U.S.-Afghanistan-IS)

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WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its forecast for global growth in 2016 at 3.1 percent, saying that subpar growth will continue without determined policy action.

The IMF revised down its 2016 growth prospects for advanced economies following a slowdown in the United States and Britain's vote to leave the European Union. (IMF-Global Economy)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi parliament rejected the Turkish parliament's decision on Tuesday to extend the mandate of Turkish forces for one more year near the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, considering the Turkish troops occupying forces.

The majority of the 189 legislators who attended the regular 328-member Iraqi parliament session passed the decision. (Iraq-Turkish Forces) Endi