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Xinhua World News Summary at 1530 GMT, April 29

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A landslide has claimed 24 lives after it hit a village in southern Kyrgyzstan early Saturday, according to Kyrgyzstan's Emergencies Ministry.

The landslide struck the village of Ayu in the Osh region of the mountainous country at around 06:40 a.m.(0040 GMT), swallowing seven houses in the village and burying more than 20 people in six of the seven houses. The victims' chance of survival is slim. (Kyrgyzstan-Landslide)

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YANGON -- A total of 19 people were killed and 21 others injured in a passenger bus crash on the Asian Highway in Kayin state in southeastern Myanmar, official sources confirmed Saturday.

With more than 40 people on board, the air-conditioned bus that ran on the route of Zayatkyi-Taungoo-Myawaddy fell into a 30-meter-deep ravine due to brake failure at around 10:45 a.m local time Friday. The injured have been brought to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment, the sources added. (Myanmar-Crash-Deaths)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 19 people were killed on Saturday and 19 others injured in tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur region, Sudan Tribune reported.

For years, efforts failed to end the tribal conflicts, which have become a nagging concern for local population and the authorities of the troubled region. Many factors have contributed to the growing violence in Darfur including security disturbances and the tribes' access to weapons, while many parts of the region have no effective governance. (Sudan-Clash)

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ALGIERS -- Algerian counter-terrorism troops on Saturday killed four armed militants in the southeastern province of Batna, said a statement of the Defense Ministry.

The source specified that army troops launched a wide scale combing operation in the woods of Djbel Metlili, southern Batna, following accurate tips of the existence of a terrorist group there. Located in a region plagued by unprecedented security and political instability, Algeria faces ongoing terrorist threats, experts said.(Algeria-Terrorism)

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BRUSSELS -- The 27 European Union (EU) countries' leaders adopted unanimously the guidelines on Brexit negotiations with Britain, European Council President Donald Tusk said Saturday.

According to the European Council guidelines for Brexit negotiations, though the EU reiterates its wish to have Britain as a "close partner" in the future, it underlines that "a non-member of the EU, that does not live up to the same obligations as a member, cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member." (EU-Brexit-Guidelines) Endi