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South Asia
Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival In India
An Indian artisan makes the finishing touches to a clay idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha flanked by statues of social activist Anna Hazare, left, and Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The ten day long Ganesh…
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South Asia
Funerals Take Place For Those Killed In Karachi Factory Fire
People get ready to offer funeral prayers of workers who lost their lives in a factory fire, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the death toll from devastating factory fires that broke out in two major cities has killed hundreds. <AP Photo/Fareed Khan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Lone Refugee Woman Walks Along Flooded Area In Pakistan
A woman carries a tire as she walks past the flooded area in Dera Allah Yar, southwest Pakistan, on Sept. 12, 2012. At least 136 people were killed and 182 others were injured in flood triggered by heavy rains across Pakistan over the last 22 days, Pakistan National Disaster Management…
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World
Moroccans Protest Against U.S. Movie Ridiculing Islam’s Prophet
Conservative Muslims demonstrate, one holding the Quran during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, near the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. About 300 protesters stand outside the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca’s as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing…
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South East Asia
Annual Ceremony To Give Free Food To The Poor In Bangkok
Thai people walk through the gate to get free food during the Tae-Kra-Jard or empty the basket ceremony at the headquarters of Por Tek Tung Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The annual ceremony was held ahead of the vegetarian festival when the foundation give away dried donated…
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East Asia
China’s NPC Standing Committee Chairman Arrives In Myanmar
Wu Bangguo (front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), arrives at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Sept. 12, 2012, starting an official goodwill visit to Myanmar. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Deputy Premiers Of China, Uzbekistan Meet In Tashkent
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (L) meets with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Dong Longjiang> news@theasian.asia
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World
Collapse Of Buildings Rampant In Cairo Lately
Egyptians stand in the rubble of a damaged building in Cairo Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The head of Egypt’s rescues services says seven people have died when a building collapsed in Cairo. Buildings often collapses in Egypt due to poor construction and lack of government oversight. Illegal construction has…
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East Asia
Chinese Economic Contacts Getting Brisk With Arab Nations
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L, front) visits the exhibition hall of the 2012 China (Ningxia) International Investment and Trade Fair and 3rd China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> news@theasian.asia
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People
Psy appears on Billboard with Spears
The popularity of Korean rapper Psy shows no bounds as he is on his way to become an international star. Included in the photos of the week on the main page of Billboard’s website is Psy dancing with American singer Britney Spears on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The singer of…
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