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The Al Jazeera’s top 10
<The Al Jazeera> chose ‘Arab Spring’ as the top stories of 2011. Here are 2011: A Year in review. 1. The Arab Awakening 2. Japan: Reeling from triple disasters 3. Bin Laden: US kills al-Qaeda leader 4. Horn of Africa: A devastating drought 5. Europe’s year of austerity 6. Occupy…
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World
Burma Warehouse Explosion, 10 People Dead
People gather around a warehouse where an explosion happened in Yangon environs Mingalartaungnyung township, Myanmar, on Dec. 29, 2011. The local firemen said at least 10 people died and 4 of them are women, 54 people injured in this explosion happened at around 2:00 a.m. local time. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Fei> news@theasian.asia…
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East Asia
UN Raises a Flag at Half-Mast for Kim
The United Nations flies its blue and white flag at half-mast to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Dec. 28, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasia.asia
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Bangladesh Journalists Protest against Traffic Accident
Bangladeshi journalists put barricade and set fire on road during a demonstration in front of National Press Club in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2011. A senior journalist was seriously injured by a speedy bus here on Wednesday morning. <Photo: Xinhua/Shariful Islam> news@theasian.asia
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“Get Refresh at Turkish Hamam”
A man receives a bubble massage in a Turkish hamam named “Cemberlitas” as he takes a Turkish bath in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 28, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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Nippon Shoppers Packed into the Market
People crowd at Asakusa shopping street to welcome the New Year’s holidays which will last to Jan. 3, 2012, in Tokyo, Dec. 28, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Used Cloth Helpful for Funeral Vehicles
A local resident lays a piece of used cloth on the road, which is helpful for the passing of the vehicles on snowy road during the farewell to Kim Jong Il, late top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, Dec. 28, 2011. DPRK bid farewell…
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Virginity Tests Ruled Illegal
Forced “virginity tests” on female detainees arrested in Tahrir Square during a protest on 9 March were ruled illegal in Egypt yesterday. Aly Fekry, head of the Cairo administrative court decreed that what happened to Samira Ibrahim and six other detainees was illegal and any similar occurrence in the future…
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West Asia
Israel Airsrike Palestine, 1 Person Dead
Palestinians inspect a car targeted in Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Dec. 27, 2011. Eight Palestinians were moderately injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza city on Tuesday night, hours after an earlier air raid killed an Islamic Jihad militant in the area, medical sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>…
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“Bring’em on, I’m the Incarnation of Pele”
Elephants take part in a football game during the three-day 8th International Elephant Festival held at the edge of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2011. The festival aims to attract more foreign and domestic tourists and promote the harmony between human and animals. (Xinhua/Zhou Shengping) (msq)
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