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Politics
Russia to suspend children adoption by U.S. citizens
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday signaled that Moscow may temporarily suspend adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents. In a statement posted on its website, the ministry listed a string of cases about U.S. adoptive parents’ abuses of…
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Politics
Maldives assure safety for tourists
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (2nd, R Front) gestures during a rally in Male, the capital of Maldive, on Feb. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Che Hongliang) Ending a week of political turmoil, the Maldives Saturday invited tourists to its world’s top luxury resort destinations assuring complete safety and protection, according to a…
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Politics
Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for parliamentary by-elections
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar ‘s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday started parliamentary by-election campaign in her constituency. Suu Kyi is to contest in Kawhmu township in Yangon region as a candidate of her party with Dr. U Soe Min, candidate of the ruling Union…
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South Asia
Valentine’s Day in Pakistan
A Pakistani woman chooses gifts for the upcoming Valentine’s Day in a shop in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Feb. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia
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Business
Gaza Strip, 12hrs Black Out Everyday
Om Sameer, 90, lights a candle in her room during a blackout in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 11, 2012. Electricity is reported to be cut for 12 hours every day as part of a main power crisis due to the unstable political and economic situation in…
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World
Aung San Suu Kyi Starts her Campaign Trail
Chairwoman of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks to supporters during her tour of canvassing for vote in Kawhmu township, constituency of Yangon region, Myanmar, Feb. 11, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi started her campaign trail for parliamentary by-elections on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/U Aung> news@theasian.asia…
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East Asia
“Kiss Me, Darling”
Changmao, a male sheep, plays with its partner Chunzi, a female spotted deer, in Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 10, 2012. Changmao and Chunzi fell in love with each other after living together for a long time. The park will hold a…
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Politics
Can judges tweet?
Controversy over judges and social networking in South Korea Judge Seo Ki-ho of the Seoul Northern District Court aroused controversy when he posted disapproving words about President Lee Myung-bak on his social networking site. The Supreme Court’s personnel committee assessed him as “unfit” and made the final decision not to…
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East Asia
World Press Photo Contest Announces Winners
A handout picture released on Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo shows the work of Samuel Aranda with the caption “a woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in…
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West Asia
Syria Aleppo Blasts, 28 Dead
Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2012 shows the explosion site of a law-enforcement force in Hanano area in Aleppo, northern Syria. Twin deadly blasts caused by car bombs hit two sites of Syrian government forces in northern Aleppo province Friday, leaving 28 people killed and other 235 injured, said Syria’s…
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