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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 3

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Two men died in southern Italy after a massive blaze engulfed a makeshift migrant camp, local media reported on Friday. (Italy-Blaze-Camp)

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PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- The government troops recaptured Tala-o-Barfak district in the northern Baghlan province on Friday after fierce fighting, a police official in the district said. (Afghanistan-Troops)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 17 people, including three women, were killed and six others injured on Friday in a deadly jeep-truck collision in India's western state of Rajasthan, police said. (India-Accident-Deaths)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Intensified airstrikes launched by U.S. fighter jets and drones targeted several hideouts of suspected al-Qaida gunmen in three Yemeni provinces on Friday, residents told Xinhua. (Yemen-U.S. Airstrikes)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant for an Air Koryo employee on Friday in connection with the investigation into an airport murder case, Malaysia's Bernama news agency reported. (Malaysia-Air Koryo-Arrest) Endi