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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Feb. 18

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TEHRAN -- An Iranian commercial plane with more than 50 people on board has crashed into the Zagros mountains in southern Iran, the country's Fars news agency reported on Sunday. (Iran-Plane Crash)

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GAZA -- Two Palestinians were killed later Saturday in Israeli artillery fire in east Gaza strip, according to Palestinian medical sources.

Medical crews found two bodies of 17-year-old men, who were killed by Israeli firing last night. (Palestinian-Airstrike-Israel)

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Up to three dozen armed militants have been killed and dozens others injured as government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Miwand district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province over the past 24 hours, provincial police chief Abdul Razeq said Sunday.

The government forces, according to Kandahar's police chief, launched operations against Taliban militants in several villages of Miwand district on Saturday and so far 36 insurgents have been killed and scores others injured. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Operations)

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MEXICO CITY -- As many as 42 million people living in southern and central Mexico felt the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the region late Friday afternoon, Mexico's National Autonomous University said on Saturday.

The quake, whose epicenter was off the coast of the southern state of Oaxaca, caused no deaths, but sparked anxiety, especially among those still recovering from the fatal temblor that struck the same region in September, killing scores and toppling buildings. (Mexico-Quake) Enditem

 

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