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Major news in Syria on March 23 2012

Top news in <Sana>: Joint Prayer Held for the Souls of Syria’s Martyrs… Patriarch Laham: Syria is Strong and Resilient

‘World Water Day’ in Madagascar

TANANARIVE, Madagascar — Students celebrate World Water Day in Tananarive, capital of Madagascar, March 22, 2012. The Madagascan Ministry of Water and NGO Water AID organized a special program on Thursday to call attention to the protection of water resources. <Photo: Xinhua/He Xianfeng> news@theasian.asia

East Asia

Three-Year Drought Leaves Reservoir Dried-Up

KUNMING, March 22, 2012 (Xinhua) — A villager walks on the dried-up bed of the Xinba reservoir in Shilin County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, March 22, 2012. A severe drought has lingered in Yunnan for three consecutive years, leaving 3.2 million people and 1.65 million livestock short of water. A…

South Asia

“Take Charge of Your Country”

KABUL (Xinhua) — Afghan President Hamid Karzi, right, hands over a certificate to a newly graduated officer during the graduation ceremony at the National Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 22, 2012. The United States and the allied nations contributing troops in Afghanistan have agreed to support Afghan national security…

Column

A journey to meet people in memories

LOOK AT MY INDIA from SPOTFILMS by PRAMOD MATHUR, DIRECTOR & NEELIMA MATHUR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Whatever it maybe, there are people one cannot forget. Again and again, as I travelled across India, I have seen abject poverty and compulsions that have induced a kind of fate with no choices in…

East Asia

“Who Is Big Enough to Take This?”

SHENYANG, China (Xinhua) — A citizen walks past a gigantic high-heel shoe at a department store in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 22, 2011. The high-heel shoe, three meters long and 2 meters high, is 15 times larger than a real one. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui> news@theasian.asia

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