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Seoul human rights NGO calls for safety of 9 repatriated N. Korean youth
In late May of this year, the Laotian government made a diplomatic move garnering the attention of international news outlets: upon catching nine young North Korean refugees attempting to cross its border, they immediately turned them over to the North Korean authorities. After living as “kotjebi” (a Korean word meaning…
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South Asia
Tracing history of Buddhism in Sindh
I had always found myself very close to Buddhism. May be it was because we Sindhis (natives of Sindh, the land of great Indus civilization, now a province of Pakistan) are by nature Sufis (Mysticism) believing in inter-faith harmony, brotherhood, non-violence and wishing best for progress and prosperity of the…
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Kim Tae-hee chosen as top ‘Hallyu star’
Survey of Asian university students from 27 nations… and the best Hallyu films and drama productions were..? Which star comes to mind when you think about the Korean Wave(Hallyu)? What’s your favorite movie or drama? Magazine N conducted a survey on the Korean wave of 202 university students from 27…
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East Asia
Japanese FM visits Palestine to discuss grant aid, infrastructure development
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Japan’s foreign minister Fumio Kishida in the West Bank City of Ramallah on July 24, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Fadi Arouri> Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Malki (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida upon his arrival to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the…
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Central Asia
Snowden still stuck in Sheremetyevo airport as his asylum status not resolved
Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena speaks to the media after visiting US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Kucherena who is advising Snowden says his asylum status has not been resolved and that he is going to stay at the Moscow…
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West Asia
Egyptian Defense Minister calls for mass demonstrations to support for military
Egypt’s armed forces chief and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday called on Egyptians to take to streets on Friday, to show support for the army’s fighting against “violence and terrorism.” Following Sisi’s statement, Egypt’s presidency said that the country “has started a war against terrorism.” “The call of defense…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s presidential candidates submit nomination papers for July 30 election
Candidates for election to the office of the President in Pakistan Wednesday submitted nomination papers that marks formal beginning of the process for the presidential elections. The elections were previously scheduled to be held on August 6, however, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to…
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East Asia
Filipino demonstrators protest against China’s claims on South China Sea
Hundreds of people in the Philippine capital protested Wednesday against China’s claims to much of the vast South China Sea, saying Beijing’s intrusions into other countries’ territories would tarnish its image as it becomes a world power. Waving Philippine flags and blowing horns, the protesters massed in front of a…
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East Asia
Participants march to mark N. Korea’s 60th anniversary of end of Korean War
North Korean military band performs during a ceremony prior to an international peace march at the Three Charters for National Reunification Memorial Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Overseas Koreans and delegations of international organizations are in the city as the country prepares to mark the…
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South Asia
6 dead in suicide bombing attack on Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence
At least six people were killed and over 35 others were injured when some unknown militants attacked Pakistan’s Inter services Intelligence (ISI) in the country’s southern district of Sukkur on Wednesday evening, local media and police said. Masood Bangash, the deputy superintendent of police said that a suicide bomber rammed…
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