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East Asia
A Chinese mother holds her kid at shelter in earthquake-ravaged Sichuan
Ling Guifang (L), a vender selling cooked meat, runs her business next to a public shelter in Lushan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. Military and civilian rescue teams are struggling to reach every household in Lushan and neighboring counties of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, badly hit by…
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East Asia
Chinese rescuers carry injured villager in quake-hit Sichuan
People carry an injured villager while walking down a hill in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. After two days of work, traffic was preliminarily restored on Sunday on a quake-damaged section of the S210 highway that connects the isolated Baoxing County with neighboring Lushan County, the epicenter of…
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South Asia
Indian youths shout slogans during protest against rape of 5-year-old girl
Indian policemen stand behind barricades to block protesters against the rape of a 5-year-old girl near the India Gate monument in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India’s capital for more than…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 21, 2013. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. <Xinhua/Pool>
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South East Asia
Thai people celebrate Songkran festival on traditional New Year’s day
People take part in a parade in Phra Pradaeng, Thailand, April 21, 2013. The Phra Pradaeng Songkran Festival falls on April 19-21 this year. <Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak>
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West Asia
A Bahraini riot policeman chases protersters throwing petrol bombs
Black smoke leaps the air after Bahraini anti-government protesters, not pictured, set ablaze a row of burning tires set on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. A riot policeman chases protesters, not pictured, throwing petrol bombs, on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP…
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South East Asia
Malaysia’s ruling party flags fly as elections compaign kicks off
A flag of Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition flies as a man works on a fishing boat in Kuantan, Pahang state, Malaysia, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Malaysian politicians Saturday began formal campaigning for May 5 general elections that will determine if Prime Minister Najib Razak’s governing coalition can extend nearly…
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East Asia
International community expresses condolences over China earthquake
Some countries Saturday conveyed condolences to China over a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, which has killed at least 124 people. In a message sent to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences on Saturday over the devastating earthquake and said that Russia is willing…
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East Asia
Strong quake jolts China’s Sichuan, killing 160
A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 5,500 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. Saturday’s quake, while not as destructive as the one in 2008, toppled…
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South East Asia
Novices pray at Shwedagon Pagoda on Myanmarese New Year’s day
People are seen on the first day of Myanmar new calendar year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2013. On Myanmar new year’s day, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to…
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