• East Asia

    Earthquake Jolts Yunnan Province Of China

    Injured earthquake survivors lay on the ground at a temporary settlement in Luozehe town, Yiliang county in southwest China’s Yunnan province on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Survivors of multiple earthquakes in southwestern China waited for shelter and other supplies on Monday amid forecasts of heavy rains that are likely to…

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  • East Asia

    Ballot Counting Starts In Hong Kong’s Legislative Election

    Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying empties a ballot box at the central ballot counting station after Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong 2012 Legislative Council (LegCo) election ballot concluded on Sunday night. <Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    U.S. Politicians Raise Voice To Help Arm Syrian Lebels

    FSA soldiers prepare a mortar in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. On Friday, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham, who have toured the volatile Middle East in recent days, urged Washington to help arm Syria’s rebels with weapons and create a safe zone…

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  • World

    Palestinian PM Talks With German FM

    Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Vote To Elect Hong Kong’s Legislative Members Held

    Electoral officers count ballots at the central ballot counting station after legislative elections in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Hong Kong voters cast ballots in legislative elections Sunday that will help determine the eventual shape of full democracy that Beijing has promised the former British colony. <AP Photo/Kin Cheung>…

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  • World

    World Chess Olympiad Ends In Instanbul

    Men’s teams of Russia (L), Armenia (C) and Ukraine pose during the awarding ceremony of the World Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Bahrainis Rally To Support Jailed Human Right Activist

    Ali al-Ekri, a Bahraini doctor convicted on charges stemming from the Gulf island nation’s pro-democracy uprising, speaks at a rally in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in support of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, seen in picture on podium and at left on banner behind it.…

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  • Are executions good for society?

    A senior Cheong Wa Dae official last week stated, “There should be discussions on whether executions can deter crimes first. There should be a social consensus to resume carrying out the death penalty.” We don’t know who issued this comment, because it was ― as is the accepted norm ―…

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  • World

    Concert To Support Jailed Punk Band In St. Petersberg

    A masked spectator reacts during the concert organized to support jailed Pussy Riot musicians in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. A Moscow judge has sentenced each of three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on hooliganism charges following a trial that has…

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  • South Asia

    Indian Foreign Minister Visits Pakistani National Monument

    Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (R) visits Minar-e-Pakistan monument, which commemorates the 1940 declaration by Muslim leaders to create Pakistan in South Asia, in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia

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