Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Dec. 11

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KABUL -- At least four national intelligence agency officers and an assailant were killed and six people wounded after a suicide car bomb blast struck a military convoy in western Kabul on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry official said.

"A suicide car bombing targeted a National Directorate of Security (NDS) running convoy roughly at 9:20 a.m. local time in Bala Chinar area of Paghman district. The blast claimed the lives of four NDS officers and the attacker," the official who declined to be named told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Suicide Blast)

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MANILA -- After 117 years, the United States returned the three original church bells taken by American soldiers as war booty during the Philippine-American war in 1901.

A U.S. Air Force plane bearing the three historic bells landed in the Philippines on Tuesday morning. U.S. officials led by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim handed the bells to Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at a Philippine air force base in Manila. (Philippines-U.S.-Church Bells)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's political parties are now free to woo votes as part of their electoral campaigns ahead of a general election scheduled for Feb. 24, 2019.

In his capacity as chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday lifted all political restrictions, imposed by the ruling military council over the last several years following the 2014 coup, to the extent that all parties can kick off their electoral campaigns by wooing votes from among constituents nationwide. (Thailand-Election)

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NEW DELHI -- India's top court Tuesday barred media organizations and law enforcement agencies from disclosing the identity of sexual assault victims, officials said.

The court laid down guidelines, saying the names of victims cannot be used at public rallies or on social media platforms. (India-Court) Enditem

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