SYDNEY -- An Australian police officer has been hospitalized after being stabbed while making an arrest in western Sydney early Friday.

The stabbing occurred after police responded to reports of five men fighting in the suburb of Doonside, approximately 35 km west of central Sydney, at 12:30 a.m. local time. (Australia-Stabbing)

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KATHMANDU -- Credit rating agency Fitch has given Nepal "BB" with a stable outlook in the country's first-ever sovereign credit rating.

Releasing the rating outcome on Thursday, Fitch categorized Nepal in its speculative grade as its rating from BB to D falls under this category. (Nepal-Credit Rating)

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PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- At least 11 worshippers were killed by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province late Thursday, local media reported on Friday.

The victims were killed on the spot as worshippers gathered at a shrine in the province's Shahr Kohna (old city) region, Nahrin district, local media quoted witnesses as saying. (Afghanistan-Killing)

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SEOUL -- Seven people were injured after a fishing boat crashed into rocks in waters off southwest South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported Friday citing the country's coast guard.

It was reported to the coast guard at about 6:52 a.m. local time (2152 GMT Thursday) that the 9.77-ton fishing boat collided with an unidentified object in waters off Yeosu, about 320 km south of the capital Seoul. (South Korea-Boat-Crash)

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Bank of China celebrated 10 years of operation in New Zealand with local business partners, clients and customers on Thursday.

The Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited was inaugurated on November 21, 2014. (New Zealand-Bank of China) Enditem

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