Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Jan. 22

MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan -- The death toll from a massive Taliban car bombing against an Afghan Special Forces' base in eastern Wardak province has risen to 32, a local official said Tuesday.

"The latest figures found that 32 security force members were killed following The explosion which occurred in Maidan Shar, provincial capital of Wardak province, on Monday morning," Khawani Sultani, a member of provincial council, told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack-Toll)

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NEW DELHI -- At least eight people were killed and 35 oThers injured Tuesday when a mini-truck skidded off a hilly road and fell into gorge in eastern Indian state of Odisha, police said.

The accident took place at Balliguda near Brahmanigaon in Kandhamal district, about 285 km west of Bhubaneswar, The capital city of Odisha. (India-Road Accident)

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BANGKOK -- Worsening smog has shrouded Bangkok, with hazardous particulate pollution recorded in some areas of The Thai capital on Tuesday.

The Pollution Control Department reported The level of particulate matter with 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5) ranged from 51 to 93 micrograms per cubic meter of air in The past 24 hours, while The safety standard of PM 2.5 is 50 mcg. (Thailand-Smog)

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JAKARTA -- A shallow undersea quake measuring 6.7 Richter scale struck off East Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia on Tuesday, but There was no tsunami alert issued and no initial reports of damages, meteorology and geophysics agency said.

The strong quake is classified as The mainshock of a series of quake striking off The province earlier on Tuesday and The previous 6.2 magnitude quake and two oThers quake with magnitude of 5.2 are ascribed as fore shocks, official in charge at The agency Priyo Budi told Xinhua over phone. (Indonesia-Earthquake) Enditem