PHNOM PENH -- Twenty soldiers were killed on Saturday as fire swept through an ammunition warehouse in western Cambodia, setting off a series of explosions, the country's Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

The blaze broke out at 2:30 p.m. local time at the ammunition depot in the Third Military Command in Chamkar Doung village of Kampong Speu province's Chbar Mon town. (Cambodia-Explosion)

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TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan's Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said.

The temblor occurred at 5:36 p.m. local time (0836 GMT) at a depth of 540 km, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of the prefecture, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. (Japan-Earthquake)

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KATHMANDU -- Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Friday that Nepal will unswervingly support China on issues concerning China's core interests and looks forward to continuing to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields.

Dahal, also known as Prachanda, made the remarks while meeting in Kathmandu with Luo Zhaohui, head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. (Nepal-China-Ties)

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NEW DELHI -- Two paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and two others injured in a militant attack Saturday in India's northeastern state of Manipur, police said.

The attack was carried out at a stationed camp in Moirang area of Bishnupur district, about 45 km south of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. (India-Attack) Enditem

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