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Society
[India Report] New Indian President Mukherjee sworn in
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee became the 13th President of India on Wednesday after a five decade of political life. He is the first Bengali to become the prime minister of India. The 76-year-old veteran leader took oath in the name of God in the presence of dignitaries including outgoing President Pratibha…
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East Asia
Mysterious Woman Found To Be Kim Jong-un’s Wife
This photo released on July 25, 2012 by KCNA, State media of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), shows Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, inspects an amusement park in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK. The official KCNA news agency confirmed Wednesday that top leader Kim…
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West Asia
Syrian Refugees Arrive At Iraqi Town
Syrian refugees arrive at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, located in the Euphrates river valley 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Suspected al-Qaida Members Captured In Iraq
Iraqi army soldiers bring in a blindfolded and handcuffed suspected al-Qaida member to detention centers in an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Iraqi security forces raided some villages in Arab Jabour, south of Baghdad, and detained 16 men suspected members of al-Qaida. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Evicted From Home Due To Ethnic Violence
An ethnic violence affected Bodo woman holds her baby at a relief camp at Kambari Beel in Kokrajhar, Assam state, India, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Thousands of Indian troops marched through a northeast region Wednesday to quell ethnic violence that has killed at least 38 people, but roving bands of…
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‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’
FILE – In this Oct. 17, 1951 file photo, Maria Eva Duarte de Peron waves to supporters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina commemorates the 60th anniversary of the death of Argentina’s most famous first lady on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Evita died of cancer on July 26, 1952 at the…
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Former Philippine President Freed From Detention
Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo looks at her supporters as she arrives at her village in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday July 25, 2012. Arroyo on Wednesday walked out of a government hospital where she has been detained for nearly eight months on charges of…
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South East Asia
Philippines: Morales promises to decongest courts, increase judges, employees’ salaries
Major News of <INQUIRER> : Morales promises to decongest courts, increase judges, employees’ salaries MANILA, Philippines—Decongestion of courts and salary adjustment of judges and court employees will be the priority of private lawyer Rafael Morales if ever appointed Chief Justice. “Decongestion of cases and salary adjustment of judges are among my…
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Central Asia
Uzbekistan : Andijan protesting again!
Major News of <Uznews> : Andijan protesting again! About 2,000 people took to the streets in Andijan today, demanding compensation for homes demolished in 2011. The place of protest has been blocked and interior forces have been drawn up to the town. This is the second protest demonstration by home…
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Politics
Ahn beats Park in 2-way race: poll
Ahn Cheol-soo, professor at Seoul National University, has benefited from being featured in a popular TV show which aired earlier this week, according to a recent poll. The latest Realmeter poll, which was released Wednesday, found that his approval ratings jumped 10 percent, compared with survey results a week ago.…
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