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Society
UN Chief: “Situation in Syria Remains Serious”
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council that the situation in Syria “remains extremely serious” and UN efforts to end the political crisis in the country have seen only “small progress,” Al Arabiya reported. “There is a continuing crisis on the ground, characterized by…
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Society
6 Syrians Brought To Turkey For Medical Treatment
Six people including one baby, who were injured in popular uprising in Syria was brought to Turkish city of Hatay for a medical treatment. Syrians were injured after a canon fire from government forces’ plane in Jebel Karat Neighborhood of Latkia arrived to Hatay and were taken under medical treatment.…
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Bosnian Muslims Hold Mass Funeral
Thousands have gathered in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad to bury the remains of 66 Muslim Bosniaks killed and thrown into the river by Bosnian Serb forces at the start of the country’s 1992-95 war. The victims’ remains were discovered two years ago, when a manmade lake that divides…
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South East Asia
Worsening Traffic Jam In Hanoi
In this photo taken Monday, May 21, 2012, motorcyclists drive in rush hour on La Thanh street which is one of the worst traffic jam roads, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The project of expanding the street is delayed for years due to the disagreement of compensation rates that the government offered…
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Facebook Opens New Camera App
An undated image provided by Facebook shows Facebook’s new camera app, unveiled Thursday, May 24, 2012. The app, made for the iPhone, can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. It works like most other camera applications for smart phones. To take a photo, you tap a camera icon in the…
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Summer flowers in full bloom in Bangladesh
Shonalu Krishnochura Lalshonalu Kathgolap Naglingam Amid the scorching heat, power outage and political violence during this summer, the nature blossoms in colours surpassing the brick, stone and all the junks in urban environment of the capital Dhaka in Bangladesh. The busy urban people might have no time to look at…
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East Asian community won’t be easy to come
Scholars of South Korea, Japan and China exchange talks under the theme of Building East Asian Community and its Prospects in the second East Asian Community Forum held at the International Studies Hall in Korea University on May 25, 2012. (Photo: Kim Nam-ju) From time to time, another meeting of East Asian leaders produces…
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World
Vote Counting Begins In Egytian Election
A stack of the ballots counted by election officials are laid on a table at the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 24, 2012. As vote-counting began, exit polls by several Arab television stations suggested the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi was ahead of the pack of 13 candidates. The reliability…
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Historic Indus River Gets Dried Up
Indus River is locally known as Sindhu river. The word ‘Sindhu’ comes from Sanskrit which means river, stream or ocean. Indus River dates back to thousands of years. It holds great historical importance being used for navigation by the likes of Alexander the Great, Muhammad Bin Qasim and Mehmood Ghaznavi…
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