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East Asia
Hong Kong activists march to protest against Japanese militarism
Members of several social groups parade towards the Japanese Consulate General in south China’s Hong Kong, Aug. 15, 2013. Thursday marks the 68th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies and China’s victory on Japan’s aggression war in 1945. Local activists in Hong Hong organzied a parade to commemorate the…
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West Asia
Iran’s parliament approves Rouhani’s candidates for cabinet posts except 3
Iran’s Majlis (parliament) on Thursday approved President Hassan Rouhani’s candidates for key posts in his cabinet while disqualifying three other nominees. Iran’s Majlis had started to study the qualifications of the 18- member cabinet line-up on Monday. Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh, who served as minister of energy from 1988 to 1997 and…
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West Asia
Death toll reaches 638 in Egypt as gov’t declares state of emergency
Weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied, unclaimed dead in a Cairo mosque near the smoldering epicenter of support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi, as the death toll soared past 600 Thursday from Egypt’s deadliest day since the Arab Spring began. World condemnation widened…
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East Asia
China and Russia conclude joint anti-terrorism drill “Peace Mission-2013”
China and Russia concluded their joint anti-terrorism drill “Peace Mission-2013” Thursday with a closing ceremony. During the drill that had three phases of troop deployment, battle planning and simulated combat, the troops practiced joint reconnaissance, joint block and control of accident areas, joint support for campaign equipment and live-ammunition exercises,…
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East Asia
When the nightmare of N. Korea’s diplomacy began
Everybody knows: North Korea is a difficult country to deal with. It is difficult for its adversaries, but it might be even more difficult for its allies. Perhaps, nobody knew it better than the Soviets who had their fair share of troubles with Pyongyang in the 1960s and 1970s. An…
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West Asia
Supporters of ousted Morsi wave posters and clash anew with police in Cairo
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi wave his posters and national flags as one carries her daughter with a mask of him during a protest in Nahda Square, where protesters have installed their camp near Cairo University in Giza, southwestern Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Egypt’s interim president…
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West Asia
Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before long-stalled Mideast peace talks
A newly released Palestinian prisoner is greeted by his relatives and friends after his arrival at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 14, 2013. Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived in the West Bank City of Ramallah and the Gaza Strip early Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis>…
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East Asia
The Silk Road re-invented
Arabs – among other nations – travelled to the East in the past, by way of exploration. They were merchants in search of raw materials to earn their living, scholars in pursuit of knowledge, conquerors to spread religion and extend the boundaries of the emerging Islamic empire, or, as a…
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South Asia
Israel publishes name of 26 men to be freed before Israel-Palestine peace talks
Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks. While…
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South East Asia
Typhoon Utor, strongest globally this year slams northern Philippines
A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rain across cities and food-growing plains. The storm left at least two people dead and 44 missing. Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest globally this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained…
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