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[Indonesia Report] Illegal immigrants escape Indonesian detention facility
Some 20 illegal immigrants from Middle East countries again escaped from the East Java Immigration Detention Center’s temporary detention facility in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia on Friday (Sept 14). They escaped through window, climbed a wall and then moved onto the roof of a house next to the hotel used…
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World
Protest Flares Up Against Turkish Intervention In Syria
Policemen arrest a protestor in Antakya, capital of Turkey’s eastern province of Hatay, Sept. 16, 2012. More than 5000 protesters staged a massive anti-war protest against the Turkish government intervention against Syria in Antakya on Sunday. <Xinhua/Shi Zhuying> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistani Journalists Under Threat Of Militant Groups
In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 photo, Pakistan security stand guard in front of the Press Club in Pakistan’s capital of Quetta, Pakistan. The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is usually a Sunni militant with a statement he…
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East Asia
Well-Preserved Old Chinese Village Attracts Tourists
An old villager picks vegetable in a courtyard built in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Yangxi Village, Xiling Town of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2012. Yangxi is a small village, 2.5 kilometers north of the town hall of Xiling, featuring nearly 30 architectures…
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South Asia
Pakistani Muslims Protest Against Anti-Islam Movie In Lahore
Supporters of Jamaat ud Dawa (JD) shout anti-US slogans during a rally against an anti-Islam movie in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua Photo/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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World
Some 250,000 Syrians Escape To Four Neighboring Countries
A Jordanian army vehicle carries Syrian refugees after they crossed into Jordanian territory near the town of Ramtha, Sept. 15, 2012. According to UNHCR, a total of 253,106 people have registered or are awaiting registration as Syrian refugees in Syria’s four neighboring countries, namely Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. <Xinhua/Mohammad…
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IT-Science
Asheville Emerges As One Of Best Places For Retirees
In this June 16, 2010 file photo, a rainbow forms over the City Hall building in Asheville, N.C. The idea of people who uproot and move when they retire conjures up images of warm, sunny Florida or Arizona. But some of the older members of the baby boom generation (the…
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World
Bangladeshi Garment Workers Clash With Police Over Pay Hike
Bangladeshi garment workers make fire in the middle of a street to block traffic during a protest at Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. According to local news reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting demanding pay hike and reduction in working hours clashed with police…
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Martyr’s Day Observed On Martyrs Square In Tripoli
TRIPOLI– Family members of those who lost their lives fighting against forces loyal to former leader Muammar Gaddafi hold their photos during the commemoration of Martyr’s Day on Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 16, 2012. This day marks the death of Omar Al Mukhtar, Libya’s most famous freedom fighter…
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World
People Mark Jewish New Year Holiday In Jerusalem
Jewish boys carry a bench to a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, began at sunset on Sept. 16 this year. A Jewish family dressed in festive costumes walk in the Old…
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