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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on May 17
Top news in <Yemen Times>: Aden’s governor threatens to use force to open roads news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Bangladesh on May 17
Top news in <Daily Star>: Khokon detained, Minu hurt news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Malaysia on May 17
Top news in <New Straits Times>: Wife of kidnap mastermind in disbelief news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Uzbekistan on May 17
Top news in <UZA>: President Attends CSTO and CIS Summits news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 17
Top news in <China Daily>: Dying man donates organs for medical research news@theasian.asia
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Imprisonment of 33 opposition leaders heightens tension in Bangladesh
DHAKA – In a quickly developed political tension in Bangladesh, thirty-three key leaders of the 18-party opposition alliances were sent to Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday promting another spell of violence and unrest in the country. The Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka rejected their bail petitions in an arson attack…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 17
Top news in <NHK>: Japan’s Jan-March GDP grows news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on May 17: Facebook campaign says no to price hikes
Top news in <Jordan Times>: Facebook campaign says no to price hikes news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Falling Value Of Indian Rupee
A vendor counts Indian rupee banknotes at a wholesale vegetable market in Allahabad, India,Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Indian rupee hit a fresh all-time low against the dollar Wednesday, as risk averse global investors wary of India’s twin deficits drowned out central bank efforts to stem the currency’s slide. <AP/Newsis>…
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East Asia
“Scarborough Shoal Is Our Land”
Protesters display placards and a replica of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea as they burn an effigy of a U.S. submarine USS North Carolina, currently on a port call in the country, during a rally at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Thursday May 17, 2012.…
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