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Central Asia
Snowden still stuck in Sheremetyevo airport as his asylum status not resolved
Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena speaks to the media after visiting US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Kucherena who is advising Snowden says his asylum status has not been resolved and that he is going to stay at the Moscow…
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West Asia
Egyptian Defense Minister calls for mass demonstrations to support for military
Egypt’s armed forces chief and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday called on Egyptians to take to streets on Friday, to show support for the army’s fighting against “violence and terrorism.” Following Sisi’s statement, Egypt’s presidency said that the country “has started a war against terrorism.” “The call of defense…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s presidential candidates submit nomination papers for July 30 election
Candidates for election to the office of the President in Pakistan Wednesday submitted nomination papers that marks formal beginning of the process for the presidential elections. The elections were previously scheduled to be held on August 6, however, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to…
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East Asia
Filipino demonstrators protest against China’s claims on South China Sea
Hundreds of people in the Philippine capital protested Wednesday against China’s claims to much of the vast South China Sea, saying Beijing’s intrusions into other countries’ territories would tarnish its image as it becomes a world power. Waving Philippine flags and blowing horns, the protesters massed in front of a…
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East Asia
Participants march to mark N. Korea’s 60th anniversary of end of Korean War
North Korean military band performs during a ceremony prior to an international peace march at the Three Charters for National Reunification Memorial Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Overseas Koreans and delegations of international organizations are in the city as the country prepares to mark the…
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South Asia
6 dead in suicide bombing attack on Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence
At least six people were killed and over 35 others were injured when some unknown militants attacked Pakistan’s Inter services Intelligence (ISI) in the country’s southern district of Sukkur on Wednesday evening, local media and police said. Masood Bangash, the deputy superintendent of police said that a suicide bomber rammed…
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[Malaysia Report] Georgetown, a lifeful ‘mirroring art street’
Penang is an island off that northwestern coast of Penisular Malaysia, which has nice beaches though a little lackluster when compared to some other states in Malaysia. Penang is rich with multicultural histories of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European influences as well as known as “food paradise” of Malaysia. Georgetown…
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South Asia
India’s Hyderabad building collapse on two huts leaves six dead
Indians crowd the site where the wall of a building collapsed in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Six people were killed and two children rescued from the debris when the wall collapsed on two huts, according to news reports. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mahesh Kumar A.> An Indian child named Avinash receives…
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South East Asia
Myanmar releases nearly 70 political prisoners as promised by President Sein
Myanmar started releasing nearly 70 political prisoners Tuesday, just days after the president promised during a European tour to free all who remain behind bars for opposing the government by the year’s end. The continued incarceration of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar, which is in the process of opening up…
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South East Asia
A bus and truck collision on busiest highway in Thailand kills 19 people
A double-decker passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a truck on one of Thailand’s busiest highways early Tuesday, killing 19 people and injuring 23, authorities said. The bus drivers and most of the passengers were stuck in the bus when it caught fire, police Lt. Assavathep Chantanaree said. The…
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