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Xinhua world news summary at GMT 15:30, Nov. 13

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U.S. President Barack Obama urged a "meaningful debt relief" for Greece ahead of his visit to Athens on Nov. 15-16 as part of his European tour.

"People need hope," he stressed in an interview with local daily newspaper Sunday's Kathimerini, underscoring also the need that Greece continues on the path of reforms to exit the seven-year debt crisis and restore sustainable growth. (Greece-US-Debt Relief)

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PARIS -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Sunday said the arrest of a French journalist is "completely unacceptable," demanding Turkish authorities to release him.

"What is happening is shocking and completely unacceptable. France demands the release of this journalist," Ayrault told local broadcaster Europe 1. (France-Turkey-Journalist)

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PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande opened a national day of commemoration one year after the terror attacks hit Paris. Commemorations were held on Sunday in the city at the places of the attacks which killed 130 people.

The commemorations started in front of the door of the Stade de France in the presence of Hollande, mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and mayor of Saint-Denis Didier Paillard. (France-Paris Attack)

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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand civil defense authority issued here on Monday a solid tsunami warning land threat from the East Cape to Southland including Wellington and the Chatham Islands.

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) is warning New Zealand coastal communities that a destructive tsunami is possible following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in South Island which occurred at 0002 hours on Nov. 14. (New Zealand-Earthquake-Tsunami)

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CAIRO -- As many as 14 militant extremists were killed during military raids in Egypt's restive North Sinai province's two cities of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Sunday.

"The anti-terrorist military operations destroyed five hideouts of the militants and also defused ten explosive devices that were planted to target security men," Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said in the statement. (Egypt-Military Raid) Endi