Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, April 30

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Nepal climbed to 5,489 and a total of 10,965 others were injured, the Home Ministry said on Thursday.

Sindhupalchowk is the worst-hit district with 1,587 people killed after the 7.9-magnitude hit Nepal on Saturday, according to the National Emergency Operation Center under the ministry. (Nepal- Quake)

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KANDAHAR -- Casualties were feared Thursday morning after a car bombing shocked Daman district of southern Afghan province of Kandahar, an official source said.

"The blast took place near a security checkpoint at around 10: 30 a.m. (local time). We still cannot provide details on causalities. There is fear of possible causalities," Samim Khpalwak, provincial government spokesman, told Xinhua. ( Afghanistan-Bombing)

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PHNOM PENH -- Ministerial representatives from the six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries of Cambodia,China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam on Thursday signed a joint declaration, reiterating their joint commitment to ending all forms of human trafficking in the region.

The joint declaration was signed as part of the 4th Inter- Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT). (Cambodia-GMS)

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TOKYO -- A latest poll result showed that nearly half of respondents were opposed to the revised Japan-U.S. defense guidelines announced earlier this week, local media reported Thursday.

According to the poll conducted by Japan's Kyodo News Agency, 47.9 percent respondents said they were against the guidelines, while only 35.5 percent support it. (Japan-U.S.-Poll) Endi