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Xinhua World News Summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 6

Xinhua, October 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Thursday formally decided to recommend former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to head the United Nations for the next five years, starting from Jan. 1, 2017. (UN-Secretary-General)

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ISTANBUL -- An explosive-laden motorcycle detonated on Thursday near a police station near the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, wounding five persons, one of them in critical condition, the Istanbul governor said.

The blast occurred in Yenibosna, a neighborhood in Bahcelievler district, Governor Vasip Sahin wrote on his official Twitter. (Turkey-Explosion)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 40 Ankara-backed Syrian rebels were killed in a blast that rocked their position on the Syrian-Turkish border on Thursday, according to pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.

The explosion targeted a group of fighters at the Atama border crossing, which is under the control of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)according to the report.

The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying a suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car at the border crossing in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province. (Syria-Turkey-Blast)

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- A Taliban key commander in former Taliban stronghold of the southern Helmand province has been killed, provincial governor Hayatullah Yahat said on Thursday.

"The notorious commander of Taliban rebels in Helmand province Sardar Mohammad alias Mullah Eqdam who was commanding Taliban fighters to capture Helmand has been killed," governor Hayat told Xinhua.(Afghanistan-Taliban-Commander)

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MANDERA, Kenya -- At least six people were killed and another one seriously injured early Thursday after suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a residential plot in Kenya's Mandera county on the border with Somalia.

"We have confirmed six people have been killed and 13 others rescued. The militants used a grenade to break the entrance before they shot at those who were sleeping in there and later escaped from the scene," said Mandera County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia.(Kenya-Attack)

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SEOUL -- At least five people were killed, with five others missing, as typhoon Chaba hit South Korea, the country's public safety ministry said on Thursday.

The tropical storm passed the country's southern part and the southern resort island of Jeju, killing five people and leaving five others unaccounted for as of 6 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Public Safety and Security. The typhoon moved to Japan last night.(S.Korea-Typhoon) Endi