World News Summary From Xinhua

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HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe made a move Saturday to pacify angry civil servants by denying that his government would suspend civil servants bonuses for the next two years.

President Robert Mugabe and wife.
President Robert Mugabe and wife.

Addressing thousands of Zimbabweans that braved the pouring rain to celebrate the country’s 35th independence anniversary at the National Sports Stadium, Mugabe said that decision was never approved by cabinet. (Zimbabwe-Civil Servants-Welfare)
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YANGON — Myanmar government forces clashed with an unidentified Rakhine ethnic armed group in western Rakhine state Friday as the government troops were patrolling in some areas of the state for security reason, official report said Saturday.
Upon information that the Rakhine armed group, which the government terms insurgent, has infiltrated into Paletwa area, the government forces were engaged in fighting with the Rakhine armed group at Pinlong village and at a highland near Aung Lan Chaung village on the first day of Myanmar new year. (Myanmar-Rakhine-Clash)
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ADEN, Yemen — A total of 30 people were killed and another 24 were injured as the Shiite Houthi group attacked a military base loyal to Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in the southern province of Taiz, military sources said on Saturday.
“Houthi gunmen supported by battalion of the elite republican guard forces besieged the headquarters of 35th Armored Army Brigade that announced loyalty to Hadi. The pro-Houthi forces completely controlled the areas around the brigade,” an army officer told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Clash-Casualties)
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NEW DELHI — India’s Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi Saturday made his first public appearance on Saturday two days after returning from a 57-day leave abroad.
The 44-year-old vice president of the country’s main opposition Congress party met representatives of multiple farmer groups at his office, ahead of Sunday’s mega rally against the Indian government’s anti-farmer laws. (India-Rahul-Gandhi)
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan — At least 33 people were killed while over 100 others wounded after a suicide bomb attack ripped a local bank in eastern Afghan Jalalabad city on Saturday morning, police and health officials said.
The blast took place at around 8:00 a.m. local time (0330 GMT) after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive jacket near the entrance of New Kabul Bank branch, Fazil Ahmad Shirzad, the provincial police chief, told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Bomb-Death)
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YANGON — A total of eleven people were killed and 134 others injured during Myanmar’s four-day water festival period in Yangon, a drop from last year’s same event, according to Yangon region traffic police office Saturday.
The casualties were in connection with 50 accident cases triggered by overload, drug consumption, liquor drinking and over- speed driving, the sources said. (Myanmar-Water Festival-Accidents) Enditem

Source: Xinhua

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