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West Asia
Azzam’s Paintings Reveal Syrian Horrors
Tammam Azzam uses iconic paintings to depict the Syrian revolution Ever since the Syrian revolution started in March 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Commission counted over 60,000 people has been killed so far. The photographers also made a record of these events with their powerful photographs, it’s used as…
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West Asia
Mr. President, please stop giving people any order
When he tries to ban, he fails. The banner the man is holding says “The people want more banning”. In reference to the current events in Egypt where president Morsi tries to ban people from going out in certain cities, and people defy his orders.
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East Asia
‘The AsiaN’ Makes Its Debut on Turkish Mag
▶Link The AsiaN, the Internet news portal covering diverse Asian issues, made its debut on a recent issue of Turkish bi-monthly magazine Cihan Dergi published by Cihan News Agency. The title of the article by Alpago Sinasi, correspondent for Cihan News Agency in Korea says “through The AsianN network, we…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ③
[3] Crossing the doorstep of the Orchard villa on my way out, I looked for the driver who was waiting on the paved road. As he saw me he threw the cigarette but conspicuously perhaps to show me that he did that for my sake. As soon as we sat…
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Central Asia
A woman walks snow-covered park with her kid in Moscow
A woman walks in a park with her kid in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A heavy snowfall hit Moscow on Sunday. Ducks can be seen in a park in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A man cleans snow from the roof of his…
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Central Asia
People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea
A People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon>
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East Asia
Latern show opens to greet upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Changsha
Children play in front of festive lanterns during a lantern show in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, Feb. 5, 2013. The lantern show was held to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. Visitors view the laser…
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West Asia
Palestinians react against demolition of their houses in Beit Hanina, east Jerusalem
Palestinian woman cries while a bulldozer, background, demolishes her family house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The municipality says the building was constructed without proper permits and that its structure was not sound. The 33-member family says it was waiting to receive permits.…
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South East Asia
Thai, French PMs review honor guard at welcoming ceremony in Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (L front) and French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (R front) review the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Feb. 5, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attend a welcoming…
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