Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, March 2
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SARI PUL, Afghanistan -- At least seven Taliban militants were killed and five others injured as a gun battle erupted in the northern Sari Pul province, an Afghan army spokesman in the northern region said on Saturday.
The clash broke out after the Taliban militants attacked a military convoy in Duaba area of Sangcharak district Friday afternoon, triggering a gun battle which lasted for four hours, said army spokesman Mohammad Hanif Rezai. (Afghanistan-Gun Battle)
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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- At least six people were killed and 30 others injured after a bus carrying them skidded off a mountainous road and fell into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Saturday.
The accident took place late Friday night at Majalta in Udhampur district, about 204 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Kashmir-Bus-Accident)
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WASHINGTON -- The United States and South Korea would downgrade two large-scale joint military exercises this spring, U.S. media reported on Friday.
The two major exercises, known as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, would be replaced with a limited version of "mission-specific training," NBC News reported, citing two U.S. defense officials.(US-S.Korea-DPRK)
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MEXICO CITY -- A crash between a tractor-trailer, a van and a pick-up truck on Friday in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur left at least seven people dead and one injured, the local government said.
According to official reports, the accident occurred Friday morning on the highway that connects the tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas and the town of Todos Santos in the Baja California peninsula. (Mexico-Van-Accident)
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TOKYO -- A magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit off southeast coast of Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture on Saturday, according to Japan Meteorological Agency.
The temblor occurred at about 12:22 local time(0322 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 42.1 degrees north and a longitude of 146.8 degrees east, and at depth of 10 km. (Japan-Earthquake-6.2) Enditme
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