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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 15

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Renewed fighting between regional forces from Galmudug and Puntland in the central Somali Galkayo town have killed at least 11 people and displaced 50,000 others, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday.

The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said local authorities have indicated that the number could be higher as more people continue to flee the violence in the two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia. (Somalia-Fighting)

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ZAGREB -- Croatia's new parliament has adopted several laws to change the structure of government bodies ahead of voting on a new cabinet.

The parliament decided at its first session after inauguration on Friday evening to reduce the number of ministries from 20 to 19, local newspaper Jutarnji List reported on Saturday. (Croatia-Government-Law)

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MANAGUA -- Human rights activists demanded on Friday that the government of Nicaragua allow undocumented migrants, currently stuck in Costa Rica, to cross the country freely.

Dozens of activists and members of minority political parties protested outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Managua to demand Nicaragua's southern border be opened to thousands of migrants. (Nicaragua-Migrant)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 24 people were killed and dozens injured Saturday during stampede at a religious gathering in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

The stampede took place at Maliviya bridge, locally called Rajghat bridge, over river Ganga in Varanasi district, about 319 km, southeast of Lucknow city, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Accident)

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CAIRO -- At least 100 militants were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Egyptian government since the early hours of Saturday against jihadist targets in North Sinai, in retaliation for the killing of 12 army personnel on Friday at a checkpoint, a security source told Xinhua.

Earlier in the day, the Armed Forces said in a televised statement it pursued the criminal and terrorist elements who implemented the terrorist attack. (Egypt-Airstrike) Endi