Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 24
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ISLAMABAD -- A roadside bomb killed at least three Pakistani security personnel in North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday, the military said in a statement.
It said an improvised explosive device went off while a bomb disposal team was undertaking routine search and clear operation in Ghulam Khan, a town bordering Afghanistan. (Pakistan-Bomb)
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HANOI -- All 31 Chinese visitors, a guide and four crewmembers aboard a tourist ship were brought to shore safely after a collision between a ship and a cargo barge in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam's province of Quang Ninh, on Sunday.
The accident took place at 12:00 p.m. local time near Ti Top island when the tourist ship coded Hong Long 3109 on its way to the port after touring the bay, collided with the barge coded Hung Vuong HP3888, enroute from Hai Phong city to Hon Net seaport in Quang Ninh, Vietnam News Agency reported. (Vietnam-Boat Accident)
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DAVAO CITY, the Philippines -- At least 37 people may have died in the massive fire that ravaged a shopping mall here on Saturday, authorities said on Sunday as firefighters continued battling pockets of flames 16 hours after the blaze broke.
Distraught relatives wailed in grief as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced the firefighters' grim assessment on the victims' fate around 3:00 a.m. local time. (Philippines-Fire)
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KABUL -- At least seven civilians were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Sunday, provincial government spokesman said.
The incident occurred in the morning after a minibus touched off a roadside bombing in Marja district, Helmand province, spokesman Omar Zwak told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Bomb)
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MANILA -- The death toll from mudslides and flooding triggered by tropical storm Tembin has risen to 200, police said here late Saturday night.
Tembin has also left dozens of others missing as it has been pounding the southern Philippines and dumping torrential rains in its way since early Friday. (Philippines-Storm-Toll) Enditem