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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 10

Xinhua, March 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Bangladeshi Embassy in Tripoli has confirmed that apart from Helal Uddin, another Bangladeshi national has been identified to be among those abducted from Libya 's southern oil field al-Ghani on March 6, said a spokesperson in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Khaleda Begum said the Bangladeshi man was abducted in the same incident when gunmen invaded the oil field and killed 11 guards before local forces fought back to retake control. (Bangladesh-Abduction)

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong authorities announced Tuesday that they have banned the import of poultry meat and products from Jasper County, State of Missouri, the United States (U.S.)

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said in a statement that in view of a notification from the U.S. authorities about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in Jasper County, it has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the county with immediate effect for the protection of Hong Kong's public health. (Hong Kong-Poultry Meat Import)

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- At least eight people were killed and six others wounded in a suicide car bombing in southern Afghan provincial capital of Lashkar Gah on Tuesday evening, official source said. "The blast targeted a running police vehicle in Bolan locality,a suburban in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province. The attack caused seven civilians and the attacker killed,"provincial government spokesman Omar Zwak told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Car Bombing)

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NEW DELHI -- The Lower House of Indian Parliament or Lok Sabha on Tuesday finally passed the landmark land acquisition bill despite stiff resistance from the opposition and some allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who call it anti-farmer, said local media.

The proposed legislation removed the need for obtaining the consent of landowners and carrying out Social Economic Assessment for acquiring land under certain categories, thus making it easier for government to obtain land. (India-Land Acquisition Bill) Endi