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    Shite Pilgrims Flock to Commemorate Saint’s Death

    Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine during the annual commemoration of the saint’s death in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 15, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Egypt Presidential Election 1 Day Ahead

    An Egyptian man holds up his shoe, a sign of insult, at a poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik during a protest in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, June 15, 2012. Shafik is broadly perceived as an extension of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. On Thursday, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved…

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    Jordanian Protesters Require Political Reforms

    Jordanian protesters from the Islamic Action Front Party and other Jordanian opposition parties shout slogans against the Jordanian Government during a demonstration demanding political reforms, in Amman, Jordan, June 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Jordan’s protesters hold a giant national flag during a march to protest price hikes, in front of…

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    Palestinians’ Daily Life

    Palestinians woman bathe in the waters of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza Strip, Friday, June 15, 2012. Palestinians sails in the waters of the Mediterranean sea as the sun sets in Gaza Strip, Friday, June 15, 2012. Palestinians ride their horses in the waters of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza…

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    Magician Performs on Electric Pole in India

    Magicians and illusionists Cyril Takayama performs on a roadside electric pole, in Mumbai, India, June 15, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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    Ban Talks with Argentine President for Pending Issues

    Argentine President Christina Fernandez (L) shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the United States, on June 14, 2012. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday met with Argentine President Christina Fernandez and discussed the situation in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), and Haiti, Ban’s spokesman told reporters here.…

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  • East Asia

    Dali’s Masterworks in Taiwan

    A girl watches Salvador Dali’s work “Adam and Eve” in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 15, 2012. One hundred works of Spain surrealism artist Salvador Dali would be shown on an exhibition here since June 16. <Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia

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  • Dairy giant exposed over mercury in baby formula

    BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — China’s consumer quality regulator on Thursday said it has found an “unusual amount” of mercury in baby formula produced by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., one of China’s biggest dairy companies. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said in a…

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  • Obama-Saudi King discuss mutual interest

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called Saudi King Abdullah to discuss “a range of issues of mutual interest.” “The two leaders reaffirmed the strong and enduring bilateral relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest as part of their ongoing…

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  • China Focus: Forced abortion case investigated amid nationwide outrage

    XI’AN, June 14 (Xinhua) — Authorities in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province have launched an investigation into an instance of forced abortion, pledging that anyone found responsible will be punished according to relevant laws and regulations. Feng Jianmei, 27, was forced to terminate her pregnancy at seven months in a hospital…

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