Nov. 8, 2009 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 8
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- The Fourth Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum opened in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and African heads of state or government from 49 countries attended the opening ceremony of the two-day meeting, with the theme of "deepening the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership for sustainable development." (Egypt-FOCAC-Meeting)
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ISLAMABAD -- In last 24 hours, at least 20 militants have been killed during Pakistani security forces' operation in the country's South Waziristan tribal agency, according to a press release issued Sunday by Inter Services Public Relations.
The military said that eight soldiers including an officer were injured in the operation. (Pakistan-Militants-Deaths)
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TEHRAN -- Iran again turned down an offer by the UN nuclear watchdog requiring the country to ship its enriched uranium to neighboring Turkey, the satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.
Tehran said such an offer had already been made by the chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and was rejected by Iran then.
In his new offer, the IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei said Saturday that Iran's enriched uranium could be transferred to Turkey until Russia supplies Tehran with high-enriched uranium. (Iran-IAEA-Offer)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday afternoon announced that Cambodia has planed to withdraw part of its troops from the border areas with Thailand.
Hun Sen made the announcement at a press conference held at the Phnom Penh International Airport where he arrived from the first Mekong-Japan Summit from Nov. 6 to 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (Cambodia-Thailand-Border)
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SAN SALVADOR -- At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador since Thursday, interior minister said Sunday.
The government has declared a state of emergency in five of the Central American nation's departments, Humberto Centeno told a press conference. (El Salvador-Hurricane-Deaths)
