Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 5

Greek far-right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) party has no longer been the third largest party in the parliament after it lost one deputy who turned independent, Greek national news agency AMNA reported Sunday.

The congressman, Dimitris Koukoutsis, sent a formal letter to the parliament speaker on Saturday, announcing his decision to leaves Golden Dawn, which would then had 17 seats in the 300-member assembly. (Greece-Parliament)

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DAMASCUS -- Communication with Syrian war jet was lost while the warplane was on a reconnaissance mission near the Turkish borders on Saturday, state TV reported.

The report said the search for the pilot is ongoing, spelling no further details. (Syria-Jet)

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ANKARA -- Turkish rescue team on Sunday morning found the injured pilot of crashed fighter jet in southern Hatay province of Turkey after a nine-hour search, local Hurriyet reported.

Late Saturday, a fighter jet from Syria crashed near the village of Yaylacik in central Antakya, 35 kilometers from the Syrian border. The pilot escaped after ejecting safely. (Turkey-Syria)

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TOKYO -- A helicopter with nine people aboard crashed on Sunday afternoon in Nagano prefecture in central Japan.

The helicopter, belonging to the local government, was conducting a mountain rescue drill when the accident happened, according to local reports. (Japan-Crash)

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NAIROBI -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due in Nairobi on Sunday for a two-day visit to discuss a range of regional issues amid looming famine in the region.

A statement from Guterres spokesman office said while in Kenya, the world's top diplomat will meet with senior Kenyan government officials amid severe drought which has left more than 3 million Kenyans facing acute food shortage. (UN-Kenya) Endi