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South Asia
Pakistani people protest against recent U.S. drone attack that killed five people
Pakistani people from tribal areas shout slogans as they march during a rally in Peshawar to protest U.S. drone attack, on Feb. 7, 2013. At least five people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. drone attacked in Pakistan’s north-western tribal region of North Waziristan. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ahmad…
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West Asia
Bahraini anti-gov’t protesters take to a street waving images of those jailed or dead
A Bahraini anti-government protester carries a sign that reads: ‘we come out for the country,” as she walks to join a march in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. Images of people who are jailed or have died in the past two years of a pro-democracy uprising seen on the…
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Society
EU commissioner meets with opposition, majority faction leaders in Kiev, Ukraine
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule attends a meeting with opposition and majority faction leaders in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on Feb, 7, 2013. Stefan Fule is on a two-day visit to Ukraine. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sergey Starostenko>
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West Asia
Assassination of a leftist politician throws Tunisia into a political chaos
A family flees tear gas during a demonstration in Tunis, Thursday, Feb.7, 2013. The Islamist party dominating Tunisia’s ruling coalition on Thursday rejected its own prime minister’s decision to form a non-partisan technocratic government to try to appease critics, signaling that the political crisis brought on by the assassination of…
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South East Asia
Firefighters extinguish fire in west Jakarta that affected 2,284 residents
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at Duri Selatan, Tambora, west Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 7, 2013. About 70 tenements were burnt in the fire, affecting 2,284 residents, according to Isnawa Adji, Head of the Subdistrict of Tambora. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri Sanovri>
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East Asia
Chinese New Year celebrated across Asia
Red lanturns, dragon dance decorate streets Billions of Asians throughout the world are setting off home for the start of the 2013 Chinese New Year in celebration of the year of the snake. Folk artists prepare to perform a traditional fire dragon dance along the major Chinatown streets as part of the…
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East Asia
Chinese Art performers prepare gala show to celebrate lunar New Year in Stockholm
Performers from China’s Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Art Group prepare before a gala to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Yinan>
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West Asia
Israel deploys Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system along its border with Syria
A third battery of Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system is seen near Tiberias, north Israel, on Feb. 6, 2013. The Israeli Air Force deployed a third battery of the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system in northern Israel on Tuesday amid heightened tensions along the country’s border with Syria, local media…
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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi greets his Iranian counterpart Ahmadinejad in Cairo
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) greets Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Feb. 6, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urged Wednesday all Syrian opposition factions to unite to solve the Syrian crisis. A handout…
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