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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct.25

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At least six people were killed and another 40 injured after a passenger bus and pickup truck collided head on in southeast Brazil, officials reported on Monday.

The crash occurred Sunday night along a highway linking the cities of Ewbank de Camara and Santos Dumont, in Minas Gerais state, the Federal Highway Police said. According to initial report, five bus passengers died on site. The sixth fatal victim was the driver of the pickup. (Brazil-collision-deaths)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were killed and 92 others injured in a terrorist attack at a police training center in Pakistans southwest city of Quetta on Monday night, officials said early Tuesday.

At least 200 police personnel have also been held hostage by terrorists who stormed a Police Training College located at the Saryab Road area of Quetta, capital of Pakistans southwest province of Balochistan. The health minister said that the death toll might further rise as at least 11 of the injured persons are in critical condition. (Pakistan-hostage-deaths)

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NAIROBI -- Nine out of the ten Chinese crew members freed by Somali pirates took a flight home on Monday from the Kenyan capital Nairobi, accompanied by officials sent from Beijing.

Twenty-six crew members, including the ten Chinese, were released on Saturday after almost five years in captivity. They arrived in Nairobi one day later with UN help. The ten Chinese include nine from the Chinese mainland and one from Taiwan. (Kenya-crew-release)

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KIEV -- The independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine have proposed Kiev seven new areas, where the conflicting sides could separate their forces, local media reported on Monday.

Five proposed sections of the frontline are located in Lugansk region and two are situated in Donetsk region. Last month, the Contact Group has signed a framework deal on separating the conflicting forces in eastern Ukraine on three clearly defined sections of the frontline. The next meeting of the Contact Group is slated for Oct. 26 in Minsk.(Ukraine-insurgents) Endi