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West Asia
Trial For Former Libyan Prime Minister Starts At Court In Tripoli, Libya
Former Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi (L) arrives for his trial at a court in Tripoli, capita of Libya, on Nov. 12, 2012. The trial of former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi started here on Monday. Mahmoudi, who served as the last prime minister in former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s…
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South Asia
Karzai Visits New Delhi To Woo Investment From India To His War-Torn Country
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) shake hands with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (R) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they pose for photos at Presidential Palace in New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…
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South Asia
People Prepare In Various Forms For Diwali, Hindu Festival Of Lights, In Major Cities Of India
Candles and lamps are lit across a field ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. An Indian man dressed as a monkey god Hanuman participates in a religious procession ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Nov.…
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West Asia
People In Cairo Protest Against Proposed $4.8 Billion Loan Deal Between IMF And Egypt
An Egyptian protester chants slogans during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Seventeen Cairo-based groups have sent a letter to the head of the International Monetary Fund and Egyptian prime minister to express their rejection of a proposed $4.8 billion loan being worked out by the two…
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West Asia
Arab League Foreign Ministers Support Newly Formed Syrian Opposition Leadership After Meeting In Cairo
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (L), Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Adnan Mansour (C) and Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (R) hold a press conference after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the AL headquarter in Cairo, Nov. 12, 2012. The Arab League (AL)…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Tibet Detained While Shouting Anti-Chinese Slogans Outside Chinese Embassy In New Delhi
Indian policemen detain a Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) supporter as he protests outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. TYC supporters shouted anti-Chinese government slogans outside the embassy to show support to Tibetans inside China who have set themselves on fire and protested against the…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Message from Indonesia
Dedy Siswoyo Setiawan, MM Teresna Murti Utin Kiswanti Lilly Widayati Anantyo Wahyu Nugroho Moh. Agung Widodo Wiky Witarni S.Sos., MA Indra Sakti, SH, MA Agus Sutiadi Avianna Lina Maulana, S.Sos. Dra. Tetty Kurniaty, M.Ed Benedicta Retna C., S.Sos. R. A. Fathonah Widya Christinasari Sulung Setyo Amboro Yogi Sasmito Nugroho Sasono…
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West Asia
Hezbollah Leader Dismisses New Syrian Opposition Leadership As U.S.-Made In Rally Marking Martyrs Day In Beirut
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally to mark Hezbollah martyr day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Nasrallah dismissed the new Syrian opposition leader announced in Doha, Qatar, Sunday as U.S.-made. Nasrallah spoke Monday in Beirut to supporters…
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World
47, 47 and most important 47!
Whatever the actual outcome of the U.S. presidential election, we hear the magic numbers over and over again. The polls are abundant with close figures and even closer interpretations. It is one of the understandings of the unique country called the United States of America that words and actions can…
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East Asia
K-pop; pre- and post-Psy
The scene: 8:59 a.m. in the headquarters of “Cool Corea” a music corporation set in darkest Gangnam. In a recording studio sits a spotty youth in torn jeans and a leather jacket, tuning an electric guitar. The door opens. In struts a smart, be-suited gent. Gent: Are you Kool Kim?…
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