Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, March 6

BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) on Monday threatened to take retaliatory action by charging duty on American products if U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum.

EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom said U.S. Levi's jeans and bourbon could be hit with a 25-percent import tax. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are also on a draft list of American goods to be taxed, according to the EU. (EU-US-Tariff)

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COLOMBO -- The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it has decided to declare a 10-day state of emergency following clashes in Kandy, in central Sri Lanka which had been triggered by communal violence. (Sri Lanka-National-Emergency)

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MAIMANA, Afghanistan-- A dozen militants including a shadow district governor have been killed as government forces cleanup operations have been continuing in Shirin Tagab district of Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurush said Tuesday.

"A total of 12 rebels including a Taliban shadow district governor named Zabi Ghazi have been killed over the past couple of days in Shirin Tagab district as cleanup operations have continuing in the area," Yurush told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Militants-Death)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 25 people were killed when a truck carrying a wedding party fell into a deep drain in India's western state of Gujarat on Tuesday, News18 TV channel reported.

The accident occurred in the state's Bhavnagar area near Ranghola on Rajkot-Bhavnagar state highway. (India-Truck Accident-Death) Enditem