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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 7

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The Pakistan army said that at least four civilians were injured in an Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region.

The Indian troops "committed ceasefire violation and targeted civilians with mortars" in village Thruti in Nikiyal sector at LoC, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement late Saturday. (Pakistan-India-Kashmir)

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YANGON -- Myanmar's Peace Commission is negotiating deals with non-ceasefire signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) so as to enable them to attend the Second Meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference later this month.

The government's commission said in a statement released on Sunday that the negotiation, which took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, covered areas proposed by the armed groups' Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN), for them to sign the ceasefire pact. (Myanmar-Peace Talks)

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DHAKA -- At least two suspected militants were killed on Sunday after Bangladeshi police stormed a house in the western Jhenidah district, where members of the banned Neo-JMB group were holed up.

The district's police chief Mizanur Rahman told Xinhua that the militants were most likely killed in "suicide explosions."

Based on a tip-off, security forces had surrounded the house early Sunday. (Bangladesh-Militants)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Two civilians, a policeman and a militant were killed in an attack in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

According to police, militants on Saturday evening attacked a police party at Mir Bazar in Kulgam district, about 55 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (India-Kashmir-Attack)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Up to 27 militants loyal to the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were killed and 13 others injured after the security forces aircrafts targeted the insurgents' hideouts in Achin district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said.

"The security forces aircrafts conducted two sorties in Mohmandara and Kandarpisha areas of Achin district at 11:00 a.m. local time today killing 27 IS rebels on the spot and injuring 13 others," Khogiani told reporters. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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JAKARTA -- Whirlwind ravaged nearly 200 houses and about 140 hectares rice fields in Cirebon district of West Java province in western parts of Indonesia, a senior official of disaster management agency in the district said on Sunday.

"The whirlwind destroyed about 190 houses and rice paddy fields in Gunungjati and Suranenggala sub-districts," senior official at the agency Deddy Majmu told Xinhua over phone. (Indonesia-Whirlwind) Endit