Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 0600GMT, Jan. 7

South Korean unification ministry in charge of inter- Korean affairs said Wednesday that it will take action, if necessary, on the spread of leaflets against the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Unification Ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol told a press briefing that the ministry will cooperate with police to take necessary "safety measures" to reduce possibilities for endangering the life and property of the people if those who intend to disperse anti-DPRK leaflets across the border are spotted in advance. (SKorea-DPRK-Leaflets)

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MUMBAI -- At least 20 people were dead after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning, local media reported.

According to TV reports, the incident took place near Penukonda district. There were around 40 passengers in the bus and at least four students are among the dead. (India-Accident-Death)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- A provincial judge was killed while his two children wounded in a bomb attack in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Afghan Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning, the latest attack in a string of targeted killing, police said.

"A sticky bomb attached to car of judge Mahmud-ul-Hassan was detonated while he was traveling to office at around 8:00 a.m. ( local time). Two kids of Hassan aboard the vehicle were also wounded as a result of the blast," provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack-Death)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia's search and rescue team has located the tail for the crashed AirAsia plane underwater, an official in charge said here Wednesday.

"We have successfully obtained part of the plane that has been our target. The tail portion has been confirmed found," search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo told a press conference. ( Indonesia-AirAsia-Finding) Endi