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Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, Dec. 14

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TORONTO -- A plane carrying 25 people crashed late Wednesday in southern Canada, injuring several people, local media reported.

The plane is an ATR-42 carrying 22 passengers and three crew members, according to a report by the CTV, which said the aircraft crashed less than 1 km from the Fond-du-Lac, airport of Saskatchewan province shortly after takeoff around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday (0015 GMT Thursday). (Canada-Plane Crash)

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SEOUL -- South Korean prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 25-year jail term for Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye, according to local media reports.

Independent counsel Park Young-soo and state prosecutors called on a Seoul court to sentence Choi to 25 years in prison and fine her 126.2 billion won (116 million U.S. dollars). (S. Korea-President's Confidante)

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MOGADISHU -- At least five police officers were killed and several others injured in a suicide bombing attack on a police academy in the Somali capital city here early Thursday, police said.

A bomber wearing a police uniform detonated his explosive vest during a morning parade at the General Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu, a police officer told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Somalia-Blast)

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NEW DELHI -- At least eight left-wing Naxalite rebels were killed Thursday in a gunfight with police in India's southern state of Telangana, officials said.

The gunfight, according to police, broke out inside a forest area falling under Tekulapalli mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, about 200 km east of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana. (India-Rebels-Gunfight)

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KABUL -- At least 20 militants have been killed following airstrikes in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the country's defense ministry said on Thursday.

The Afghan National Army (ANA) Air Force launched airstrikes in Marja, Gereshk and Naway-i-Barakzai districts, Helmand province on Wednesday, killing 20 terrorists, the ministry twitted. (Afghanistan-Airstrike) Enditem

 

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