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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 13

Xinhua, February 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached out to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as he wished all heads of participating South Asian nations ahead of the cricket World Cup.

"Spoke to (Afghan) President Ashraf Ghani, (Bangladesh) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, (Pakistan) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and (Sri Lankan) President (Maithripala) Sirisena. Conveyed my best wishes for the Cricket World Cup," Modi tweeted. (India-Pakistan- Ties)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least 10 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a suicide attack at a mosque of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's northwestern provincial capital of Peshawar on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Spokesperson of the Hayatabad Medical complex, Wali Rehman, said at least 10 bodies and over 50 injured including children were brought to the hospital after the incident. (Pakistan-Mosque- Attack)

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BOGOR, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday urged authorities in the country to improve the quality of economic growth so that it can be enjoyed by more people.

"At present we always talk about economic growth, (but) always forgets about one thing, the equality," Widodo told all governors from Java Island, and majors and chiefs of district from the island and Maluku Island at the presidential palace here. ( Indonesia-Economic Growth)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday sacked his party's chief government whip Philip Ruddock just four days after the failed leadership spill motion on Monday.

"I have made some changes to the whip arrangements for the government," Abbott said in a statement. "I have appointed Mr. Scott Buchholz MP as Chief Government Whip." (Australia-Gov't Whip) Endi