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South Asia
Indian activists hold rainbow flag to protest against violence on women
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist hold a rainbow flag as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance…
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West Asia
Feuding erupts within Egypt’s new leadership amid new protests
Feuding erupted within Egypt’s new leadership on Sunday as secular and liberal factions wrangled with ultraconservative Islamists who rejected their choice for prime minister, stalling the formation of a new government after the military’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. At the same time, the shows of strength over the removal…
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South Asia
Indian soldiers patrol Taj Mahal after series of blasts hit three buddhist sites
A series of blasts hit three Buddhist sites in eastern India early Sunday, injuring at least two people and drawing condemnation from the prime minister. Senior police officer S.K. Bhardwaj said a gate at one of the two temples that was hit was badly damaged in Bodhgaya, a town 130…
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South Asia
Remote-controlled bomb blast kills 5 and injures over 40 in Pakistan
Policemen inspect the overnight blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, July 7, 2013. At least five persons including a six-year-old girl were killed and over 40 were injured when a remote-controlled blast hit a food street in Lahore on Saturday night, local media reported. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sajjad>
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West Asia
Turkish police forbid protesters from entering sealed off Gezi park
Turkish police fired volleys of tear gas at protesters who tried to enter a cordoned-off park near Istanbul’s landmark Taksim Square on Saturday, hours after the city’s governor warned the demonstration was illegal and participants would be dispersed. A few thousand people converged on the square, with the aim of…
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East Asia
Indonesian students vow to empower national pride with collaboration
The 6th Conference of Indonesian Students Association in Korea (CISAK) is an event where Indonesian scholars gather and exchange ideas based on their respective backgrounds and fields in the effort of cultivating and empowering the nation. Daejon, July 7th, 2013: Indonesian scholars from various countries around the globe, including Indonesia,…
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East Asia
Heaviest rainstorm in five years hit central China’s Hubei Province
Two elders walk across a flooded road in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2013. Wuhan was hit by the heaviest rainstorm in five years from Saturday to Sunday. The local meteorologic center has issued red alert for rainstorm for many times in sequence. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Cheng Min>
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Central Asia
Artists perform at opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia
Torchbearers run to the stage during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, July 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Jiang Kehong> Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, July 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Meng Yongmin> Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in…
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East Asia
S. Korean airplane crashs while landing at San Francisco Int’l Airport, 2 dead
A federal safety official said Sunday the cockpit voice recorder from Asiana Flight 214 showed the jetliner received a warning that it could stall because it was flying too slowly and tried to increase its speed before it crashed. National Transportation Safety Board chief Deborah Hersman said at a news…
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