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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 6

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The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says its troops killed at least seven militants and injured 11 others in an ambush by Islamist group Al-Shabaab in the southern Somali town of Janale on Tuesday.

An AMISOM statement said the exchange of fire took place when the Al-Shabaab militants ambushed its troops in the evening. (Somalia-Al-Shabaab)

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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. government contractor who worked for the same company as whistleblower Edward Snowden has been secretly arrested for the alleged theft and disclosure of highly classified computer codes developed to hack foreign government networks, the U.S. Justice Department and media reports said Wednesday. (US-NSA-Classified Code)

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MOSCOW -- Russia suspends cooperation agreement with the United States in scientific research and developments in the nuclear and energy areas, the Russian government said Wednesday.

"The actions taken by the United States related to the introduction of sanctions against Russia have directly affected the areas of cooperation under the agreement," it said in a statement. (Russia-US-Energy Cooperation)

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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli F-16 war jet exploded during routine training on Wednesday, killing a pilot and injuring his navigator, a military officials said.

The fatal incident occurred in the Ramon Base in southern Israel, a military spokesperson said in a statement, adding that the pilot, whose name was not given, was killed when he was trying to escape the burning aircraft. (Israel-Jet Crash)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army announced on Wednesday reducing the air raids over rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo to "enhance the humanitarian conditions" of the civilians, state news agency SANA reported.

The general command of the Syrian army said the decision came following the "success achieved by our armed forces in Aleppo and cutting all of the rebels' supply routes" to the rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo city. (Syria-Aleppo-Air Raids) Endi