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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 16

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A bridge in Bali resort island of Indonesia collapsed on Sunday evening, killing nine people and injuring 34 others, head of local rescuer said.h The accident happened at around 7:30 p.m. local time when the suspension bridge connecting Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan was suspected of being overloaded, Head of Search and Rescue Office of Bali Didi Hanzar said. (Indonesia-Bridge Collapse)

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SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, but it ended in a failure, Seoul's military said on Sunday.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement that the DPRK fired what is believed to be a Musudan missile at about 12:33 p.m. local time on Saturday (0333 GMT) near an airport in the DPRK's northwestern North Pyongan province. (South Korea-DPRK-Missile)

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LOS ANGELES -- A mass shooting broke out here early Saturday, killing 3 people and wounding 12 others. It is the latest in a string of deadly shootings in the United States this year.

The shooting broke out at a West Adams home that appeared to have been turned into a makeshift restaurant. Police arrived at the scene around noon. (US-Shooting)

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DAMASCUS -- The Turkey-backed Syrian rebels have taken full control over a northern town of religious significance for the Islamic State (IS) group, a monitor group reported on Sunday.

Backed by Turkish warplanes and tanks, the rebel fighters captured the town of Dabeq in fewer than 24 hours since the attack began, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Turkey-IS-Kurd) Endi