Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 12

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PARIS -- A collision between two trams in southwestern Paris late Monday has left 12 people wounded, including one in serious condition, local media reported Tuesday.

"One victim is in critical condition and 11 others are slightly injured," a spokesman of the firefighters was quoted by the media as saying. (France-Collision)

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MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- A total of seven militants were confirmed dead and three others sustained injuries after the security forces' fighting aircrafts pounded Taliban positions in Chamtal district of the northern Balkh province on Monday, an army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Tuesday.

Acting upon a tip-off, the fighting planes targeted the hideouts of the militants in Pul-e-Bangala area of Chamtal district late Monday, killing seven and injuring three Taliban fighters. (Afghanistan-Airstrikes)

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YANGON -- Six people were killed with one injured in a landslide in Myanmar's northern mining region, said the Home Affairs Ministry on Tuesday.

The landslide occurred at a jade mining site near a village in Hpakant in Kachin state on Sunday. (Myanmar-Landslide)

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DAMASCUS -- A total of 70 civilians were killed and wounded Tuesday by a U.S.-led airstrike in eastern Syria, state TV reported.

The airstrikes targeted a camp for displaced people in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour. (Syria-Airstrike) Enditem

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