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Al-Qaeda seizes Yemen villages

Fighters loyal to Al-Qaeda have seized control of villages near the Yemeni port city of Mukalla in an apparent bid to take over swathes of the southeastern province of Hadramawt, the Interior Ministry and residents said yesterday.

www.arabnews.com/news/452783

Sri Lanka garment firms boost work conditions
Campaign starts to improve standards in country gaining reputation as ethical source of clothing.

www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/05/201352452739280177.html

Five climbers who went missing earlier this week on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal are feared dead, officials say.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22660183

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Pakistan school bus gas blast kills 17 children

At least 17 children have been burned to death after a gas cylinder exploded on their school bus in eastern Pakistan, police have said.
At least seven more children were taken to hospital after the blast, which caused the bus to catch fire. The incident took place on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.Local media quoted the police as saying the driver had survived the explosion.Gujrat is about 200km (120 miles) south-east of the capital Islamabad.Compressed natural gas is used in millions of vehicles in Pakistan as a cheaper alternative to diesel and petrol.Numerous previous vehicle explosions have been blamed on substandard cylinders used to contain the fuel.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22664819

Second child contracts polio in Pakistan

english.alarabiya.net/en/News/asia/2013/05/23/Second-child-contracts-polio-in-Pakistan-s-Waziristan-.html

Deadly blast targets Thai soldiers

Five paramilitary soldiers killed while on their way to meeting with Muslim community leaders in Pattani.

www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/2013524105129966419.html

Afghan security forces have fought Taliban insurgents for hours in the centre of Kabul, after a major explosion shook the city

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22656758

Abe begins landmark visit to Myanmar

Japan attempts to reassert its position as country's biggest economic partner after decades of poor relations.

www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/2013524105025965644.html

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have been named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses in the country.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22622408