• West Asia

    Lebanon: Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week

    Major News in <The Daily Star>:  Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week The Cabinet agreed Tuesday to hold a third session next week to resume  discussion of a draft electoral law based on a system of proportional  representation after failing to reach agreement in two meetings. “The…

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  • East Asia

    [Nigeria Report] Soccer, a vehicle to unite people in Nigeria

    Nigeria is a heterogeneous country with about two hundred and fifty (250) ethnic nationalities and speaks about seven hundred and twenty languages (720) although Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba are the dominant three languages that are spoken in Nigeria. Religion wise, Nigeria has an equal Christian and Muslim population. Such complicated…

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  • Lifestyle

    History, comedy, icy chill meet in ‘Heist’

    So far, this summer’s blockbusters have been rather heavyweight — both in scale and content. From “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Yeongasi” to “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Thieves,” moviegoers have been drenched in gloom and doom, as if in reflection of the world’s sorry state today. “The Grand Heist,”…

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  • Society

    One second too many

    Series of blunders compromise Olympic credibility South Korean fencer Shin A-lam probably never expected to see her dream of standing on top of the medal podium in London end in what has emerged as one of the biggest controversies of the Olympics. Nor did she imagine herself sitting alone at…

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  • East Asia

    Cina Menyiksa Aktivis Dengan Alat Kejut Elektrik

    HALO! SAYA MEIDYANA RAYANA MELAPORKAN UNTUK THE ASIAN. BERITA BERIKUT MERUPAKAN SALAH SATU BERITA DUNIA YANG DAPAT ANDA AKSES DI SITUS THE ASIAN. HA TAE-KYUNG, PERWAKILAN DARI PARTAI YANG SEDANG BERKUASA DI KOREA SELATAN, SAENURI, MENGUNGKAPKAN BAHWA KIM YOUNG-HWAN, TELAH DIBEBASKAN MINGGU LALU SETELAH DITAHAN SELAMA 114 HARI DI PUSAT…

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  • Society

    [Indonesia Report] Indonesians condemn violence in Rakhine

    Rohingya – Rakhine conflict in Myanmar has been going on for the past two months. According to Amnesty International, Myanmar’s National Human Rights Commission on July 11 reported at least 78 people have been killed, but unofficial estimates exceed 100. Around 50.000 – 90.000 people has been displaced. Due to…

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  • World

    Toy Vendor Blows Bubble To Please Children In Cairo

    An Egyptian toys vendor blows bubbles to attract customers in front of Al-Hussein mosque in Cairo, Egypt, late, Monday, July 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Syrian FM With His Iranian Counterpart In Tehran

    Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem hold a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, on July 29, 2012. Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem assured here on Sunday that armed rebels will fail in Syria’s northern Aleppo province. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others

    Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…

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  • South East Asia

    Indonesian Fruit Vendor Waits For Customers

    A fruit vendor sits between piles of pineapple and watermelon at a traditional fruit market in Kramat Jati of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia

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