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Jamaat makes a history by enforcing a countrywide hartal

Islamist party fights on then street Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a registered political party having its representation in the national parliament, has successfully undergone the field trial of its strength as a democratic party by enforcing a country-wide general strike on Tuesday. It also recorded a history by calling alone a nation-wide general strike for the first time […]

India Decides To Open Up Huge Retail Sector To Foreign Companies

India Decides To Open Up Huge Retail Sector To Foreign Companies

Samajvadi Party leader Mulayum Singh Yadav (C) and his party lawmakers talk to media before the voting on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in New Delhi, India, Dec. 5, 2012. India’s ruling Congress Party-led coalition government won a crucial vote on Wednesday in favor of its decision to open up the country’s huge retail sector to […]

IOC Suspends Indian NOC Due To Gov’t Interference In Its Election Process

IOC Suspends Indian NOC Due To Gov’t Interference In Its Election Process

In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Indian London Olympic medal winners, from left, silver medal in shooting Vijay Kumar, bronze medal in boxing MC Mary Kom, bronze medal in shooting Gagan Narang, bronze medal in badminton Saina Nehwal, bronze medalist in wrestling Yogeshwar Dutt and silver medal in wrestling Sushil Kumar pose for […]

Supporters Of President Morsi Clash With Opponents In Cairo, Egypt

Supporters Of President Morsi Clash With Opponents In Cairo, Egypt

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsis supporters, background, clash with opponents, foreground, outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Wednesdays clashes began when thousands of Islamist supporters of Morsi descended on the area around the palace where some 300 of his opponents were staging a sit-in. <AP Photo/Hassan Ammar> Supporters of Egyptian President […]

Singapore Asked By Hong Kong Labor Union To Release Chinese Bus Driver In Detention

Singapore Asked By Hong Kong Labor Union To Release Chinese Bus Driver In Detention

A representative of the Singapore Consulate General, left, receives a letter from members of a labor union outside the Singapore Consulate General in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, as they demand the Singapore government to release a Chinese immigrant bus driver. Singapore sentenced a Chinese immigrant bus driver to six weeks in prison Monday […]

Typhoon Bopha Wreaks Havoc On The Philippines, Leaving 224 Dead

Typhoon Bopha Wreaks Havoc On The Philippines, Leaving 224 Dead

A rescuer covers bodies recovered from flashflood in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, southern Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. The death toll from Typhoon Bhopa climbed over 280 Wednesday, while scores of others remain missing in the worst-hit areas of the southern Philippines. <AP Photo/Karlos Manlupig> Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2012 shows a damaged […]

85th Birthday Of Thai King Bhumibol Celebrated In Bangkok

85th Birthday Of Thai King Bhumibol Celebrated In Bangkok

Thai royal guard march during a ceremony celebrating King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 85th birthday held at the the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. <AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit> Thai women hold pictures of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej before he addresses the crowd from a balcony of the Anantha Samakhom Throne Hall on […]

Summit Of Commonwealth Of Independent States Opens In Turkmenistan

Summit Of Commonwealth Of Independent States Opens In Turkmenistan

The summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is held in Ashgabat of Turkmenistan on Dec. 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Lu Jingli>

Dense Fog In Calcutta, India, During Winter Months Often Cause Traffic Delays

Dense Fog In Calcutta, India, During Winter Months Often Cause Traffic Delays

Residents run in the fog at Maidan ground, a large region of greenery in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Dec. 5, 2012. During the winter months the northern areas of India often experience dense fog, causing traffic delays and disrupting air. Residents and a horse are seen in the fog at […]

International Bakery Expo Kicks Off In Hong Kong

International Bakery Expo Kicks Off In Hong Kong

Visitors take photos of cake models exhibited at the Hong Kong International Bakery Expo in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 5, 2012. The three-day bakery event kicked off here Wednesday, involving participants from home and abroad. Colorful cupcakes are exhibited at the Hong Kong International Bakery Expo in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 5, 2012. […]

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