Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 26

ANKARA -- The UN Security Council's ceasefire decision in Syria would not have impact on Turkey's ongoing military operation in Afrin, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said Sunday.

"When we look at the UN Security Council resolution, we see that fight against terror organizations is outside its scope. Therefore, it will not affect Turkey's ongoing operation," Bozdag was quoted by state-run Anadolu Agency as saying. (Turkey-Syria-Afrin Operation)

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TEHRAN -- Iran has stepped up building marine nuclear propulsion systems partly in response to Washington's increasingly "hostile" stance on the nuclear deal, Financial Tribune reported Sunday.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that the nuclear propulsion issue has been on the national agenda for some time. (Iran-Nuclear Deal-US)

- - - -@ ABUJA -- The Nigerian government on Sunday said that 110 schoolgirls are unaccounted for following an attack by terror group Boko Haram on an all-girl college in the northeastern state of Yobe.

The figure was confirmed by Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed after a meeting with parents, security agencies and local government representatives, who gathered in the Yobe State capital Damaturu to discuss last Monday's incident at the Government Girls Technical College, in the state's Dapchi area. (Nigeria-Boko Haram-Schoolgirls)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency reported that there is no immediate report of damage or casualty in eastern Indonesia following a 7.6 magnitude quake struck Papua New Guinea earlier Monday.

"So far, there is no reports of damages," Said Kristiawan, an official who is in charge of the agency told Xinhua by phone. (Indonesia-Earthquake-Casualty) Enditem