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South Asia
Indian Gov’t Faced With Coal Scandal
A coal laborer walks to fetch drinking water on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Angry opposition lawmakers shouted and crowded aisles in India’s parliament Tuesday to demand the prime minister resign after an audit found the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields…
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Culture
Russia Joins WTO
A vendor waits for customers at a Moscow market, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. On Wednesday Russia joins the World Trade Organization, 19 years after it first began negotiating entry into the group, which restricts import duties and subsidies in an attempt to create a truly level playing field for…
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South East Asia
Miss Wheelchair Beauty Contest In Thailand
Some of 12 contestants for Miss Wheelchair Beauty pageant pose at a contest in Bangkok, Thailand. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. 12 handicapped contestants took part in the event. <AP Photo=Sakchai Lalit> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Roadside Bomb Exploded In Quetta, Pakistan
An injured child sits next to her mother treated at a local hospital in Quetta, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Police say a roadside bomb targeting a security convoy has killed at least one civilian and wounded several others in southwestern Pakistan. An injured mother carries her wounded children…
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World
Kurdish Lebels Perform Violence In Southern Turkey
Firefighters seen with burning cars after an explosion near a police station in southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, Turkey, late Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Turkish media reported at least eight people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. There…
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East Asia
99-Year Husband, 102-Year Wife Enjoy Lifetime Love
Gong Deyun (Left) present a bunch of flowers to his wife Sun Yucui at home in Rushan, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 21, 2012. The 99-year-old Gong Deyun and 102-year-old Sun Yucui married each other in 1930. Their 82-year-long marriage has witnessed their lifetime love. The couple will greet their…
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Politics
South Koreans, Chinese differ on way of handling NK defectors
Most of South Koreans think that the North Korean defectors in China should be treated in accordance with their free will while many Chinese say that the defectors should be sent back to the North, it was learned last week. It was revealed in a survey conducted recently by The AsiaN in cooperation with the Asia Journalist Association…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan : Kazakhstan boxers and ballet dancers go into striptease
Major News of <Tengrinews> : Kazakhstan boxers and ballet dancers go into striptease Kazakhstan strippers used to be ballet dancers and boxers, the professionals told Tengrinews.kz. An average cost of one dance is 15 thousand tenge ($100) both for male and female striptease. The performance lasts for around 5 minutes.…
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South East Asia
Philippine : ‘Igme’ leaves PH, new typhoon threatens Northern Luzon
Major News of < INQUIRER> : ‘Igme’ leaves PH, new typhoon threatens Northern Luzon MANILA, Philippines–Typhoon Igme continues to weaken as it heads out of the Philippine territory but another cyclone threatens to enter the country, the state-run weather bureau said Wednesday. Igme, last seen 320 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes…
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