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At least 12 militants were killed and eight others injured on Thursday morning in a suicide mulberry lily attack in Pakistan's northwestern district of Hangu, local media reported. According to the reports, the incident took place when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the central building of a militant group Mullah Nabi Hanfi in Tul area of Hangu district. Intensive firing was also heard in the area after the suicide bomb attack that killed 12 militants and injured eight others. There was no news about whether the leader of militant group was dead in the attack or not. No official rescue services were offered as the exact location of the militants' center was unknown. The intensity of the blast was so high that the blast was heard many cheap michael kors bags miles away and it also jolted the buildings in the nearby residential areas. Local media, quoting some officials, said the intensity of the blast showed that over 500 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. In the past, a number of fierce clashes had been observed between different militant groups in the northwestern restive regions of the country. Militant groups have been attacking each other with suicide attacks to kill their opponent leaders and to show their dominance or to capture areas under the control of their rival groups. Nepal's political parties have begun the nomination of candidates across the country for the November 19 election under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election category, the Election Commission (EC) said Thursday. Party leaders as well as dozens independent candidates are registering their candidacy since the morning amid a tight security. Candidates are lined up at the district offices of EC mulberry outlet york to register their candidacy with hundreds of their supporters.The deadline for the fielding candidacy is 5 p.m. local time. There are 240 electoral constituencies for the FPTP, which is also known as direct election. Major political parties are going to register their candidacy in all 240 constituencies, while some regional parties will register their candidacy only in some districts. Parties have already finalized the names of candidates for FPTP category. Altogether 124 political parties are going to participate the November 19 election. The New Zealand government on Thursday moved to crack down on the exploitation of migrant workers, introducing a proposed law that could see employers jailed for up to seven years and fined up to 100,000 NZ dollars ( 83,022 U.S. dollars) for poorly treating workers. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera michael kors handbags uk and his visiting U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel met Thursday here on further cooperating over fighting against cyber attacks and training relevant personnel, according to local media. The two defense chiefs are expected to agree on establishing a bilateral framework to discuss means to counter cyber attacks on government branches and other organizations, reported Japan's Kyodo News, citing government officials as saying. The ministers will also likely to cover the issue of reducing burden on Japan's Okinawa of hosting U.S. military bases, including an early return of land and facilities south of the U.S. Kadena Air base. The meeting came ahead of a Japan-U.S. "two-plus-two" summit tomichael kors satchel be held later Thursday involving the two countries' foreign and defense ministers that will put their focus on the future of the bilateral security alliance. And exploitative employers who are themselves overseas residents in New Zealand would be liable for deportation if the crime was committed within 10 years of gaining a residence visa, according to the Immigration Amendment Bill. Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said the tough penalties reflected the seriousness of such offenses. "The fundamental and overriding principle is that migrant workers have the same employment rights and protections as all other workers in New Zealand," Woodhouse said in a statement. "We are only too aware that some employers exploit their migrant workers by paying them less than the minimum wage or making them work excessive hours. Sadly, in many cases the employer is a migrant themselves and taking advantage of vulnerable mulberry alexa bag people from their own community," he said. The bill would also allow immigration officers to search an employer's premises and talk to the people present to identify offending, and to search for unlawful workers, check documents and ensure migrant employees were complying. The bill formed part of a package to address migrant exploitation and followed policy changes in June that encouraged victims of exploitation to come forward without fear of being penalized. It follows a series of mulberry bayswater reported cases of exploitation of migrant workers, including that of an Auckland restaurant chain, which was charged in June with paying up to 100 workers less than 4 NZ dollars an hour to work more than 70 hours a week. Nepal is going to hold the November 19 election amid protest by CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance. CPN-Maoist, a breakaway faction of UCPN (Maoist), is demanding to postpone the November 19 election. Nepal government has already decided to mobilize the Nepal Army for poll security after CPN-Maoist threatened to obstruct the election.