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East Asia
World’s oldest Japanese man dies of natural causes at 116
In this file photo taken Oct. 15, 2012 and released by Kyotango City, Jiroemon Kimura smiles after he was presented with the certificate of the world’s oldest living man from Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday at his home in the city, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Japanese media report that Kimura…
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West Asia
Iraq and Kuwait sign agreements to strengthen economic ties
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, background right, and his Kuwait counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, background left, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, foreground right, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheik Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, foreground left, sign agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 12, 2013.…
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Politics
Nelson Mandela responds better to treatment in hospital
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent…
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South East Asia
Five week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Indonesia
Five-week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> A five-week old meerkat cub sits beside its mother at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> Micheal, 3 week-old Sumatra…
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South Asia
Pakistani boys work at brick factory on World Day Against Child Labor
Pakistani boys work at a brick factory on World Day Against Child Labor in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on June 12, 2013. The International Labor Organization launched the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002, which falls on each June 12. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sajjad>
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West Asia
Turkish government offers referendum on Gezi Park development project
Turkey’s government on Wednesday offered a first concrete gesture aimed at ending nearly two weeks of street protests, proposing a referendum on a development project in Istanbul that triggered demonstrations that have become the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 10-year tenure. Protesters expressed doubts about the offer,…
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West Asia
Afghan local Islamic school graduates receive graduation certificate
An Afghan man hands a certificate to a student as he graduates from a local Islamic school or madrassa, during a graduation ceremony at the Mazharal Olom mosque in Ghazni province west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June, 12, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Rahmatullah Nikzad> An Afghan man adjusts the turban of a…
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South Asia
Indian protesters call for creation of new Telangana state
Children returning from school walk past protestors supporting the demand for the creation of a new ‘Telangana’ state as they shout slogans at police in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The protestors have been demanding that the new state be carved out of existing Andhra Pradesh state. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mahesh…
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West Asia
Situation turns to worsen in Turkey, anti-gov’t protest continues
Riot police firing tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets clashed into the early hours of Wednesday with defiant demonstrators occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square and its adjacent park, in the country’s most severe anti-government protests in decades. The crisis has left Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looking vulnerable for…
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South East Asia
Cambodia-Thailand agree to establish two special economic zones
Cambodia and Thailand on Tuesday agreed to work together towards establishing two special economic zones in border areas in order to boost trade and investment and improve livelihoods of the peoples along the border of the two countries. “We agreed to set up special economic zones – one is in…
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