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NIGERIA

At least 50 killed in armed attack

Armed men killed at least 50 people and abducted a significant number of others in the village of Tungan Dutse in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State, a local lawmaker said. The raid reportedly occurred on the night of Thursday into Friday in the remote village, legislator Hamisu Faru told local media on Saturday. "The attackers invaded the village in large numbers, leaving at least 50 people dead," Faru said.

SOUTH KOREA

Japanese event decried over disputed islands

South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over its territory. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan's Shimane Prefecture and to the attendance of a senior Japanese government official, urging Japan to immediately abolish the ceremony. The islets are known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, which restored its sovereignty over them after the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonization of 1910-45.

Agencies - Xinhua