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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 15

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The Nigerian police have confirmed nine deaths were recorded following a clash between policemen and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi'ites sect, in the northwestern state of Kano on Monday.

Kano State police commissioner Rabiu Yusuf told Xinhua on Tuesday that eight members of the Shi'ites sect and a policeman died during the bloody clash. (Nigerian police-Islamic Movement-Clash)

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LIMA -- 2016 APEC Economic Leaders' Week kicks off on Monday in Lima, capital city of Peru, with the theme "Quality growth and human development."

Running from Nov. 14th to 20th, it will bring together leaders, senior officials and business elites from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to discuss the future of international trade policies, economic growth and improvement of life conditions. (Peru-APEC-Week)

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SARIPUL -- A total of nine Taliban militants including two main commanders have been killed and 15 others injured in the northern Saripul province on Tuesday, provincial governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat said.

"Taliban militants launched coordinated attacks on the southern part of provincial capital Saripul city early today morning but fled away after suffering casualties and leaving nine dead bodies including two key commanders Gul Hamid and Mabariz behind," Wahdat told reporters here. (Afghanistan-Taliban)

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CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a death sentence against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and ordered a retrial in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising, official news agency MENA reported.

The Court of Cassation, Egypt's highest degree court, ordered that Morsi and five co-defendants, including the supreme guide of the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, will also be retried. (Egypt-Morsi-Retrial) Endi