Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 8

Thirteen villagers have died and 75 others hospitalized in northern Cambodia after they drank homemade rice wine, which was suspicious of containing "high levels of methanol", a local police officer said Thursday. (Cambodia-Villagers-Rice Wine)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Search and recovery operations ended Wednesday for victims of the deadly fire in Oakland, a city in northern California.

The death toll stood at 36, unchanged since Monday, as agents from the U.S. federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were continuing their investigation into the source of the fire that broke out during a dance party Friday night in a cluttered warehouse. (US-Oakland-Fire)

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TOKYO -- A pilot of a U.S. military fighter jet crashed into the sea off western Japan on Wednesday was rescued on Thursday, according to local media, quoting Japanese defense officials. (Japan-US Jet-Crash)

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LAGOS -- A total of 800 hostages in Boko Haram's custody have been freed in a military operation by Nigerian troop in the restive northeast state of Borno, the Army said Thursday. (Nigeria-Boko Haram-Hostages)

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HAMBURG -- Foreign ministers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) met in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday to discuss security issues including conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. (Germany-Hamburg-OSCE Meeting) Endi