Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 11

JAKARTA -- At least 27 people were killed and 18 others seriously wounded when a bus collided with motorcycle in Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday, according to police and hospital earlier Sunday.

The incident occurred in Cicenang village of Subang district. The bus collapsed after it hit the motorcycles and hit a hill, said a police in Subang district. (Indonesia-Car Accident)

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WASHINGTON -- The recent visit of Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi to the United States will help set course for bilateral engagement and cooperation in the future, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said here on Saturday.

Lu told the media that Yang's two-day visit has enabled the two sides to exchange views on bilateral ties and important international and regional issues of mutual concern. (US-China-Yang)

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DUBLIN -- Mary Lou McDonald has officially replaced Gerry Adams to become the president of Sinn Fein, one of the major political parties in Ireland, at a party meeting held here on Saturday, reported local media.

Mary Lou McDonald, a 48-year-old female politician, delivered a policy speech after some 1,500 party delegates officially endorsed an earlier decision announced by her predecessor Gerry Adams to make her as the party's president-elect. (Ireland-Sinn Fein-Leader)

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ROME -- Thousands of people marched in an anti-racism rally in the city of Macerata on Saturday, a week after a far-right extremist targeted African citizens in a racially motivated attack.

An estimated 15,000 demonstrators from all over the country -- some 30,000 according to organizers -- marched all around the medieval walls without entering the city center. (Italy-Rally-Anti-racism) Enditem