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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 28

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About 26 Al-Shabaab militants were killed and several others were wounded in fresh fighting between the insurgents and Galmudug State forces in Harardhere town in Mudug region of central Somalia, officials said on Monday.

Security Minister for Galmudug State in Somalia Osman Isse Nor told reporters that the militants were defeated during the fighting, noting that their attempt to revenge and rob locals failed. (Somalia-Fighting)

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BRUSSELS -- Nine underage victims have been rescued during a joint operation against trafficking young women in Spain, supported by the European Police Office (Europol) and the Spanish authorities, Europol said in a press release Monday.

The action took place on Nov.14 in Barcelona and resulted in arresting 16 individuals and the seizure of two vehicles, counterfeit documents, mobile and electronic devices. (EU-Europol-Human Trafficking)

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PARIS -- France reported one case of highly pathogenic bird flu in the northern region of Pas-de-Calais, the country's agriculture ministry announced Monday.

The avian influenza case was confirmed on Nov. 26 in northern commune of Marck at 20 wild ducks used as callers to hunt waterfowl, the ministry said in a statement. (France-Bird Flu)

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HOUSTON -- A man was killed and nine people were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in New Orleans, the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

The 10 people were shot by gun fire at about 1:30 a.m. local time in the French Quarter, a tourist destination in New Orleans, and the man died later at a hospital, according to the city's English daily the Times-Picayune. (US-Shooting)

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KHARTOUM -- Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three workers of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan's West Darfur State, a local government spokesman said on Monday.

An armed group on Sunday intercepted a UNHCR team in Geneina, the capital of West Darfur State, and kidnapped three workers, Abdalla Mustafa Jar El-Nabi, West Darfur State's information minister, told Xinhua over the phone. (Sudan-UN Staff-Kidnapping) Endi