MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- An earthquake struck Mazar-i-Sharif city, the provincial capital of north Afghanistan's Balkh province, and adjoining areas on Sunday, with no report on casualties, locals said.

The Balkh provincial police in a statement released after the quake said, "A relatively strong tremor jolted Mazar-i-Sharif city at 03:52 p.m. local time but so far no report on loss of life and property damage has been received." (Afghanistan-Earthquake)

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SINGAPORE -- Chinese passenger jet C919 made a rehearsal flight Sunday in Singapore to prepare for the upcoming airshow.

Five aircraft developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd., including C919, will meet the public at the airshow. (Singapore-Airshow-C919)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were killed and five others injured on Sunday morning in two different road accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, said police.

Police said three people riding on a motorcycle lost their lives when a speedy car hit them at the airport road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. (Pakistan-Road Accident-Death)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country from self-exile.

Xinhua reporters observed that a car carrying Thaksin left a police hospital in Bangkok at 6:06 a.m. local time (2306 GMT) on Sunday, where he received medical treatment and served six months of his one-year prison sentence. (Thailand-Thaksin-Release) Enditem

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