COLOMBO -- Multiple blasts which shook Sri Lanka on Sunday have claimed 207 lives while more than 450 others were wounded, Sri Lankan police said.

Altogether eight explosions have ripped through the country so far, with six blasts hitting in the morning and two in the afternoon. A curfew has been imposed from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. local time on Monday.

The Sri Lankan government has also imposed a temporary ban on social media to prevent the spread of false information.

Seven people have been arrested over the multiple blasts, the Sri Lankan government said. They were arrested during a security forces raid on a house in the Sri Lankan capital several hours after the attacks. (Sri Lanka-Blasts)

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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will increase trade between Southeast Asia and China, and Malaysia is looking forward to serving as a hub for the greater exchange in the region, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said.

Mahathir is set to visit China to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation later this month. (Malaysia-China-Belt and Road)

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MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan -- Up to 17 militants were killed and 11 others injuries as a clash flared up in Chak district of the eastern Wardak province, said an army statement on Sunday.

The clash, according to the statement, flared up in Lawala and Ali Khil areas of Chak district on Saturday and lasted for a few hours, leaving 17 insurgents killed and 11 others injured. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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JAKARTA -- Mount Agung volcano in Bali resort Island of central Indonesia on Sunday spewed a column of ashes by up to two km onto the sky, leaving rains of ashes, a disaster agency official said.

Thousands of masks have been distributed to the communities amid the fears of the ashes impacting human respiratory, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. (Indonesia-Volcano eruption) Enditem

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