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No more coups in Turkey
In my trade you get used to it after a while, but the first time you wake up to find a military coup has happened overnight where you live is quite alarming. That was in Turkey back in 1971, when the army seized control of the country after months of…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Park Geun-Hye Memainkan Dadunya
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Jurnalis Senior Konservatif Cho Gab-Je Senin lalu mengkritik Kandidat Presiden Park Geun-Hye, mengatakan dia meludahi makan ayahnya. Ayah Park adalah Jenderal Angkatan Darat yang menjadi Presiden, Park Chung-Hee, menekan masyarakatnya dengan kebijakan pembangunan dictatorial yang mengorbankan…
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South Asia
World Tourism Day Celebrated In Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistani students participate in a photo exhibition to celebrate the World Tourism Day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Varanasi, Eternal Holy Place For Hindu Devotees
Indian boys dive into the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Varanasi is among the world’s oldest cities, and millions of Hindu pilgrims gather annually here for ritual bathing and prayers in the Ganges river considered holiest by Hindus. A devotee seeks the blessings of a Hindu…
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World
Floating School Planned On Floating Slum In Lagos, Nigeria
A lady prepares food for sale at the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A group is planning to build a floating school in the slum, which state authorities have targeted for demolition in the past. People paddle canoes on the floating slum of Makoko…
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East Asia
Chinese Coast Guards Aboard Motorboats Train In Qingdao
Coast guards take part in a training session in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2012. The coast guards are equipped with motorboats recently in Qingdao, which will improve their mobility to handle emergency situations. The coast guards will be on duty during the upcoming National Day holiday. <Xinhua/Li…
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Central Asia
Georgian People Pray For Peace Ahead Of Parliamentary Election In Tbilisi
People gather on a bridge across the Kura River for a prayer for peace in the country ahead of parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Georgia holds tightly contested parliamentary elections on Oct. 1. <AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Vehicles Line Up At Gas Station Amid Shortage Of Natural Gas
Vehicles line up at a compressed natural gas (CNG) station in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 27, 2012, due to the shortage of CNG. CNG filling stations remain closed for the fourth consecutive day in Lahore, after observing three days of scheduled gas load shedding, owing to the closure of…
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East Asia
Foreign Ministers Of China, Czech At “Friends Of Yemen” Meeting In New York
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R, front) shakes hands with his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg during the “Friends of Yemen” meeting in New York, the United States, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Indra Jatra Festival Kicks Off With Marked Dance In Katmandu
A masked artist performs a traditional dance on the first day of the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Indra Jatra festival, which is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists, marks the end of the monsoon season and beginning of autumn. <AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha> news@theasian.asia
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