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South Asia
India on 12 Mar 2012
India on 12 Mar 2012 <Times of India>: Blind Indore girl cleared UPSC, gets railways job at PM’s behest
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West Asia
Iran on 12 Mar 2012
Iran on 12 Mar 2012 <Tehran Times>: 16 Afghans massacred by deranged U.S. soldier
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West Asia
Turkey on 12 Mar 2012: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight
Turkey on 12 Mar 2012 <Today’s Zaman>: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight
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Lifestyle
‘Korean food is so healthy and delicious’
Host of US TV cooking show touts local cuisine as Asia’s soul food Her husband may be a world-renowned chef, but when it comes to Korean cooking, Marja Vongerichten is the boss. The former model and actress, who calls Korean food the soul food of Asia, took her love for…
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Society
Korea becoming destination for medical tourism
Foreign patients listen to a doctor at the Jaseng Center for Alternative Medicine in Seoul. Fathema Ibrahim Ali Al Ali from the United Arab Emirates believes she has been given a new life in Seoul thanks to a successful kidney transplant performed by Korean doctors. The organ transplant for the…
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East Asia
Japanese Mark 1st Anniversary of Tsunami
People light candles during a memorial service marking the first anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima, Japan, on March 11, 2012. Some 500 residents from the quake-shaken Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi attended the memorial service on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
US Soldier Kills 17 Afghan Civilians
Local people gather outside the houses where 17 civilians were shot dead by a U.S. soldier in Zangabad village of Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, south Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012. A total of 17 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the wee hours Sunday when a U.S.…
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East Asia
‘Beaches of Agnes Varda’ in China
A visitor is seen in front of a photograph taken by Agnes Varda at the exhibition The Beaches of Agnes Varda in China, 1957 – 2012 held in the Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2012. The exhibition presented photo…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s 1st Oscar
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy leaves after a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon…
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South Asia
“I Can Feel Her Life”
A visitor watches a photo during an exhibition held by the United Nations agencies at Kabul’s historic Babur Garden in Afghanistan, March 10, 2012. The photo exhibition highlights women’s situation in the war-hit country. <Photo: Xinhua/Yan Zhonghua> news@theasian.asia
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