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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 4

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Iran has seized two boats belonging to the United Arab Emirates off the coast of the southern Iranian island of Kish and arrested nine of its foreign crew, Press TV reported on Saturday.(Iran-UAE-Boats)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has declared on Saturday night the ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the country as "Persona Non Grata" and asked him to leave Malaysia within 48 hours, amid a row over the investigation into a DPRK man's death.(Malaysia-DPRK-Ambassador)

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TEHRAN -- Iran "successfully" tested the Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, Press TV reported on Saturday.(Iran-Missile-Test)

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AMMAN -- Jordan on Saturday executed 15 prisoners, including 10 convicted of terrorism charges, the state-run Petra news agency reported.(Jordan-Prisoners)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Fourteen Afghan civilians kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) militants in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar were released Saturday, the provincial government said.(Afghanistan-IS-Civilians) Endi