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East Asia
NK Leader Kim Jong-il Dead
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from a great mental and physical strain,” the DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330…
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West Asia
Israel Releases 550 Palestine Prisoners
A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted by relatives in Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 18, 2011. Israel freed 550 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday evening in the second phase of a prisoner swap deal, while Hamas movement announced the Palestinian-Israeli agreement reached in October had been finalized. <Photo:…
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Column
Dear HE Muto Masatoshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea
Your Excellency, As the end of year approaches, everyone moves at a fast pace to wrap up the rest of the year. I would like to express my respect to you for putting much effort for developing amicable relations between Korea and Japan. I would like to ask you for…
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East Asia
Family Reunion after 23 Years Abduction
Cheng Chaoyang hugs his biological mother Lian Huazhen (L) during a family reunion at a police station in Liujiang County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 30, 2011. Twenty-three years after he was abducted and sold to a Cheng family in central China’s Henan Province, Cheng Chaoyang, now 27,…
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World
Egypt Protest Death Toll Risen to Eight
A protestor hurls stones during clashes with security forces in Egyptian capital Cairo on Dec. 17, 2011. The death toll from clashes between protestors and security forces on Friday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo has risen to eight, with 317 others injured, Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri told reporters…
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Culture
UAE Holds Annual ‘Beauty Camel Contest’
Herdsmen milk a camel in the desert near Zayed City, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 17, 2011. Some 20,000 camels from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries competed in a traditional “beauty contest” during the fifth Al Dhafra Camel Festival opening here on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Illicit liquor Kills 121 People in India
A woman cries for her relative, who died of illicit liquor, outside Mograhat hospital in the village of Sangrampur near Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, India, on Dec. 15, 2011. The death toll from the illicit liquor disaster in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal has…
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World
Mobile Grabs the Scene
A man takes footage with his mobile in front of the burning office building of the Roads and Bridges Authority in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in the latest clashes between protestors and security forces on Friday in Cairo, said…
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World
Protesters Clashes with Police, Two Were Killed
Protesters threw stones at police near the Egyptian cabinet building in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Dec. 16, 2011. The clashes happened after a rumor spread that one protester was arrested and beaten by the police. At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in the latest clashes between…
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East Asia
Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees in Taipei
A child looks at an eco-friendly Christmas tree in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Dec. 16, 2011. Twenty-five Christmas trees made of used spoons, bags, shoes, toys and other recycled materials attracted many citizens in Taipei on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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