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East Asia
Head of Hong Kong Administrative Region meets with visiting Thai PM
Leung Chun-Ying (R), Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, meets with visiting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 26, 2013. <Xinhua>
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South Asia
Indian Catholic women pray for the health of Pope Benedict to resign on Feb. 28
Indian Catholic women pray during a special mass for the health of Pope Benedict XVI at a church in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The pope will hold his last general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Feb. 28, and will continue to…
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East Asia
NK-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink opens in Pyongyang
Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2013 shows the business hall of the Korean-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Foreigners living in DPRK can get access to the mobile Internet starting from Monday. <Xinhua/Du Baiyu>
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South East Asia
A pangolin rescued by Indonesian customs while being smuggled to Malaysia
An Indonesian official shows a pangolin confiscated from suspected smugglers during a news conference in Medan, north Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indonesian Customs confiscated 128 live pangolins from a boat off Sumatra island as it was heading for Malaysia on Saturday. <AP Photo> An officer shows a rescued…
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West Asia
Syrian rebel soldiers sing a song at a cave amid gov’t offer to talk with them
Free Syrian Army fighters, sing revolutionary songs as they gather at one of their caves, in Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib Province, Syria, Monday Feb. 25, 2013. Syria is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition trying to topple President Bashar Assad, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, in the…
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East Asia
A vendor in Sanaa sells fabric made in China, largest trading partner of Yemen
A Yemeni vendor sells fabric made in China at his store in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 25, 2013. According the Chinese Embassy in Sanaa, China has become the largest trading partner of Yemen, with bilateral trade reaching a historical high of 5.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, increasing about 31%…
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West Asia
Turkish President talks with German Chancellor Merkel visiting Ankara
Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) meets with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 25, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) attends a joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 25, 2013. <Xinhua/Li Ming>
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South Asia
Indian children attend a candle vigil for victims of twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad
Indian children walk during a candlelight vigil to pay respects to the victims of Thursday’s twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indian police are investigating whether the Indian Mujahideen, a shadowy Islamic militant group thought to have links with militants in neighboring Pakistan was responsible for…
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East Asia
President Park Geun-hye attends a dinner after her inauguration ceremony
South Korean President Park Geun-hye attends a dinner after inauguration ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2013. Park Geun-hye, the daughter of South Korea’s late military strongman Park Chung-Hee, was sworn in as the country’s first female president on Monday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks at a dinner…
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