Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 9

GOMA, DR CONGO -- At least 14 peacekeepers were killed on Thursday night in an attack by suspected ADF rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the DRC said Friday.

Five DRC soldiers were also killed and 53 other peacekeepers wounded in the attack in North Kivu province, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC said in a statement. (DRC-UN-Attack)

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UNITED NATIONS -- A British envoy said Friday that his country does not agree with the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and has no plans to move the British Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Britain's position on the status of Jerusalem is clear and longstanding: it should be determined through a negotiated settlement between Israelis and Palestinians, and Jerusalem should ultimately be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states, said Matthew Rycroft, the British ambassador to the United Nations. (UN-Jerusalem-Britain)

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GOMA, DR CONGO -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s regular army has shot dead at least 72 Ugandan rebels during an attack from Thursday night to Friday in the eastern province of North Kivu, said a military spokesman.

Contrary to the death toll provided by the UN Special Representative in the DRC, Maman Sidikou, who spoke of five Congolese soldiers killed by the rebels, the spokesman said that one soldier was wounded and another disappeared during the attack. (DRC-Ugandan Rebels)

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JERUSALEM -- Violent riots erupted at about 30 locations across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip throughout Friday afternoon, according to a statement by the Israeli Defense Forces.

In Judea and Samaria, approximately 3,000 Palestinians participated in violent riots, said the statement. (Israel-Palestinians-Riots) Enditem