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World
UN and Libya Sign an Agreement
Libyan Foreign Minister Ashur bin Khayyal (2nd R) and UN Secretary-general’s Special Representative Ian Martin (2nd L) sign an agreement on the UN Mission of Support in Libya in Tripoli on Jan. 10, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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World
Robber Killed Chinese Family in Rome
Members of the Chinese community take part in a demonstration to express their condolences to the victims and condemnation towards an armed robbery in Rome, Italy, Jan. 10, 2012. Zhou Zheng, a 31-year-old Chinese bar owner, and his baby daughter Joy were killed during the armed robbery in the Tor…
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West Asia
Abbas Calls for Jordan’s Cooperation
Jordan King Abdullah (R. Front) meets with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L. Front) in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 10, 2012. Abdullah called for creating a suitable environment to resume peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
al-Assad “I Won’t Resign”
This handout photo from Syrian Abrab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) delivering a national address in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 10, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/SANA> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
President Lee Meets Chinese PM
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (1st R) meets with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 11 January 2012
Kazakhstan on 11 January 2012 <Tengri News> : “Bolat Abilov excluded from parliament race” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Nepal on 11 January 2012
Nepal on 11 January 2012 <The Kathmandu Post> : “Must Bhattarai go? Dahal ponders” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Lebanon on 11 January 2012
Lebanon on 11 January 2012 <The Daily Star> : “Assad speech draws West’s outrage” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 11 January 2012
Saudi Arabia on 11 January 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Syria’s president says he won’t leave power” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Burma on 11 January 2012
Burma on 11 January 2012 <The Myanmar Times> : “Import permit prices skyrocket” news@theasian.asia
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