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Colombo, May 16 (IANS) At least six policemen and a civilian were killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a police bus in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, officials said.

Thimphu, May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today arrived in Bhutan on a two-day official visit.

Colombo, May 16 (IANS) A powerful bomb, apparently triggered by a suicide bomber, exploded in the heart of Colombo during rush hour Friday morning, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people.

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has released a biography of an Indian origin policeman who fought the communist insurgency during the British colonial era.

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) Three wives of a Malaysian odd job worker appeared in a court to bless his fourth wedding. His first wife Wan Rukiah said: 'Go ahead, I have no problems'.

Sagar Kulkarni Thimpu, May 16 (PTI) Describing ties with India as "exemplary", Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley today said his country sought deeper economic integration with New Delhi

Colombo, May 16 (IANS) A huge bomb exploded in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital Friday, residents said.

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) The Perak state headquarters in Ipoh of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) led by Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh was attacked by two people with Molotov cocktails in what media reports termed an attempt to burn down the building.

Karachi, May 15 (ANI): The ashes of Indian peace activist Nirmala Deshpande will be immersed in the Indus River near Sukkur on Saturday.

Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) There had been no minor quakes in the area around the epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan May 12, the provincial seismological bureau said Friday.

Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has ordered the local authorities to investigate the reasons why school buildings collapsed in Monday's earthquake, an official said.

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is unhappy with the low percentage of Public Service Department overseas scholarships allocated to Indian students.

New York, May 16 (ANI): China's main centres for designing, making and storing nuclear arms lie in the shattered earthquake zone, and leading Western experts are looking for signs of any damage that might allow radioactivity to escape.

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Rebutting the speculations about split between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that both the parties will "clinch all issues" with India in the forthcoming meeting in Islamabad on May 20.

Thimphu, May 16 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived in Bhutan on a two-day visit Friday, the first trip by an Indian prime minister after the Himalayan nation became the youngest democracy in South Asia. He was received by his Bhutanese counterpart Jigne Thinley at the airport.

Lahore, May 16 (ANI): Pakistan Presidency has finalised its proposals for the re-appointment of all sacked judges minus former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against a dozen former ministers, some of whom it declared absconding, in a corruption case filed against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her associates.

Chengdu (China), May 16 (Xinhua) Premier Wen Jiabao Friday said China has reduced the toll from Monday's earthquake to the greatest extent possible with speedy relief efforts.

Nearly every building in the tiny rural town of Wufu withstood the forceful earthquake that shook China on Monday.