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South East Asia
Malaysian opposition supporters rally against election results
Malaysian opposition supporters attend a rally at a stadium in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. At least 50,000 Malaysian opposition supporters rallied at a stadium Wednesday to protest what they say are fraud-marred election results that enabled the long-ruling coalition to cling to power. <AP…
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West Asia
Anti-Morsi protesters protest to support Egyptian Judicial system
Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans against the government during a protest to support the Egyptian Judicial system in front of the Judges club union in Cairo, May 8, 2013. Ongoing crisis between the Judges club and the Egyptian presidency and the government still persists. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>
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South East Asia
Singapore overtakes Switzerland as world’s top public banking hub
Singapore starts to overtake Switzerland as the world’s top private banking hub, The Wall Street Journal reports by quoting financial analyses. Wealth managers are stepping up their search for staff to expand in Asia as Singapore overtakes Switzerland as the biggest offshore wealth center in terms of assets under management…
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East Asia
Brunei’s Sultan meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R) meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on May 8, 2013. Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1st R) meets with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (2nd R) in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on May 8, 2013. <Xinhua/Lo…
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Central Asia
A Russian woman lays flowers during Victory Day memorial ceremony
An Orthodox priest walks past an honor guard soldier holding a Soviet era army flag depicting Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, the memorial to more than 1 million people who perished, mostly from hunger, at the 1941-1944 Nazis’ 900-day siege of Leningrad,…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Li and Israeli PM Netanyahu meet to boost bilateral ties
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R Back) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C Back) attend the signing ceremony of bilateral cooperation agreements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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South Asia
Supporters of former Pakistani PM Sharif gather at election campaign
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (C) wave to supporters during an election campaign gathering in Rawalpindi, adjacent city of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 7, 2013. Election campaign rallies held across the country as Pakistan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on May 11. Supporters of former Pakistani…
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East Asia
Obama backs S. Korea in appearance with President Park Geun-hye
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves. “The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions, those days are over.” Obama said from…
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Singapore is Asia’s safest place to be born and to be mother
1 million babies die the day they’re born, Save the Children reports A baby’s birth day is the most dangerous day of life with more than one million babies dead in the world, according to Save the Children’s report released on May 7. In Asia, Singapore has the lowest first-day infant…
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East Asia
Chinese performers dance at traditional Qishan Cultural Festival
Performers dance in a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the Qishan scenic spot in Linqu County, east China’s Shandong Province, May 7, 2013. Performers attend a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the…
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