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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 27

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German airlines have decided to introduce new cockpit rules following the Germanwings plane crash, German Aviation Association BDL said on Friday.

"German airlines have adopted as a first step a new preliminary procedure that requires two authorized people to be in the cockpit of planes at all times," BDL said in a statement. (Germany-Aviation-Cockpit rules)

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DHAKA -- At least 10 people were killed in a stampede in Narayanganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka where tens of thousands had gathered for Hindu holy bathing festival.

"10 people including seven women died and dozens of others were injured in a stampede during an annual Hindu holy bating in the river in Narayanganj on Friday, "said a police officer who did not like to be named. (Bangladesh-Stampede)

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BERLIN -- The co-pilot, who appeared to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 in the French Alps, had passed all Lufthansa tests, a Lufthansa spokesman told Xinhua on Friday.

As the company is unable to access to the co-pilot's clinical data that has been reported by the media, Lufthansa had no comment on those media reports, he said. (Germany-Airplane-Crash)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least two policemen were killed and 13 others injured when a bomb hit a police van in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday morning, local media and officials said.

Rao Anwar, Senior Superintendent Police, said that the van carrying 50 personnel of Special Security Unit of police was targeted by a remote controlled blast in Quaidabad area of Karachi, the capital city of the country's south Sindh province. (Pakistan-Bomb-Attach)

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MELBOURNE -- Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was remembered as a visionary, courageous leader and a passionate family man as he was farewelled at a state funeral in Melbourne on Friday.

Fraser led Australia from 1975 until 1983, having won three federal elections. He died last week, aged 84. (Australia-Former PM-Funeral) Endi