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West Asia
Palestinian Protesters Throw Stones Toward Israeli Soldiers During Clashes
A Palestinian protestor hurls stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes near the West Bank village of Tamoun on Jan. 1, 2013. Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes near the West Bank village of Tamoun on Jan. 1, 2013. Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes…
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West Asia
Afghan Refugee Children Wait To Receive Relief Goods Donated By Japan In Kabul
An Afghan refugee carries a bag of coal donated by Japan government for refugee people in Kabul, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2013. Hundreds of refugee families received winter relief assistance on Tuesday. An Afghan refugee woman with her children waits to receive winter relief assistance donated by Japan government for…
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South Asia
India Remains In Mourning For 23-Year Old Student Gang-Raped, Killed On A Bus
An Indian man shouts slogans during a protest to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. The gang-rape and killing of a New Delhi student has set off an impassioned debate about what India needs to do to prevent such a…
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South Asia
Poor People Stand In Line For Free Food In Front Of A Temple In New Delhi
FILE – In this March 20, 2012 file photo, a tribal woman shows her ration card to receive coupons to purchase subsidized rice from a fair price shop under the Public Distribution System in Rayagada, in Indian eastern state of Orissa. India will send billions of dollars in social welfare…
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East Asia
Xi Jinping Speaks At Tea Party Held By China’s Top Political Advisory Body In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R, front) shakes hands with a guest during a tea party held by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2013. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of…
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East Asia
A Female Protester In Hong Kong Calls For Resignation Of HK Chief Executive
An anti-government protester raises a paper with Chinese words reads ‘ Police Calm down ‘ in front of police officers as she blocks a main road in downtown Hong Kong at New Year’s Day Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 to call for the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.…
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East Asia
Pianist Lang Lang Celebrates The New Year By Performing With Students In Hefei, China
Pianist Lang Lang performs with students of the piano in Hefei City, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Lang Lang on Tuesday performed “where’s spring” and “Radetzky March” with hundreds of students of the piano here, celebrating the coming of the New Year. Pianist Lang Lang (C,…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Hubungan Korea – Jepang Dibawah Kepemimpinan Baru
Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut berita mengenai hubungan Jepang dan Korea Selatan dibawah kepemimpinan baru keduanya. Shinzo Abe, Perdana Menteri Jepang berikutnya, harus menyerah pada pendekatan tentatif dan mengatasi masalah dengan negara-negara tetangga mengenai intensinya untuk merevisi konstitusi pasifis Jepang, menurut para ahli dan pejabat Partai Saenuri Korea Selatan pada…
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As New Year’s dawns, a look at the future
A little known spy agency has hoisted a crystal ball to gaze into the future, determining how new technologies could lead to everything from precisely managed smart cities, to battery-powered exoskeletons helping grandma get around, to time-and-money saving personalized medicine. The possibilities outlined in “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” might…
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West Asia
Egypt: the not so bad constitution
Egyptian politics over the past nine months has not been an edifying sight, but the new constitution does not spell the end of democracy in Egypt. It scares the 36 percent of Egyptian voters who rejected it, but their fears are probably misplaced. The revolution was made in the big…
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