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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on June 11: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising
Top News in <Today’s Zaman>: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising The election of Abdelbasset Sida, a Kurd, to lead the Syrian National Council (SNC), Syria’s main opposition umbrella group in exile, is expected to help enlist the support of the 1.5 million-strong Kurdish community,…
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West Asia
Major news in Iran on Jun 11: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1 The deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that a reluctance by the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) to adhere to the agreements…
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West Asia
Int’l Handcrafts Exhibit Opens in Iran
A visitor looks at exhibits during the 2nd International Handicrafts Exhibition in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 10, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Uprising Leaves Many Things Destroyed Or Damaged
Syrians look at a destroyed military tank at the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012. Syrians sit next to a damaged house at the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012. A Syrian family walk…
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Libya Assembly Election To Be Postponed
Nuri Alabbar, spokesman of Libya’s electoral committee, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, June 10, 2012. Libya’s electoral committee announced Sunday that the forthcoming constituent assembly elections, originally set to be held later this month, are to be postponed to July 7. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan
Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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First Sino-Vietnam highway expected to open in 2013
KUNMING, June 10 (Xinhua) — The first highway linking southwest China’s Yunnan Province and Vietnam will open to traffic next year, local authorities confirmed Sunday. The 600-km journey from Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan, to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, will be reduced to six to seven hours from 12-plus hours,…
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Can Korea withstand impact of ‘perfect storm’?
Can Korea withstand the impact of a “perfect storm” ― a swooning toxic Europe, a faltering U.S. recovery and a slowing China? Policymakers are trying to be reassuring, pointing to their huge foreign currency war chest and protections against massive capital outflow Others cite an ever-growing trade dependency, vulnerability of…
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East Asia
Tomato processors eye emerging markets amid economic downturn
BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) — Tomato processors from around the world gathered in Beijing on Sunday for the 10th World Processing Tomato Congress, turning their eyes toward emerging markets, like China, to cope with the current economic downturn. The congress was held in Beijing for the fist time, which shows…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 11:Local nuclear safety commission says Oi reactors safe to operate
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Local nuclear safety commission says Oi reactors safe to operate FUKUI, Japan, June 10, Kyodo., A local nuclear safety commission on Sunday effectively approved the restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture by endorsing a report prepared by…
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