Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, March 27

NEW DELHI -- India will bring back the bodies of its 39 nationals who were killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq, the country's foreign minister has said.

This was assured by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during a meeting with the families of the victims in the national capital Monday, media reports said Tuesday. (India-Iraq-Nationals)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Siberian city of Kemerovo early Tuesday to mourn the victims of the deadly fire there, local news reported.

Putin laid flowers at a memorial for the victims near the building of the Winter Cherry shopping center, where local residents have left flowers, stuffed toys and photographs of the dead, said TASS news agency. (Russia-President-Fire)

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WASHINGTON -- The White House on Monday denied that U.S. President Donald Trump had an affair with an adult film actress.

Stormy Daniels, a U.S. adult film star, detailed her alleged affair with Trump over a decade ago, in an interview with a CBS program aired on Sunday. (US-Trump-Affair)

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DAMASCUS -- A total of 28 civilians were set free on Monday night from rebels' captivity in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta, state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

This is the second batch of people released from the rebel-held enclave, just two days after eight people were released from the rebels' custody in Arbeen, a town in Eastern Ghouta. (Syria-Kidnappees-Release) Enditem