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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑪
[16] She was overwhelmed by disturbing thoughts and Saadiya’s voice awoke her: “Mistress Nargis. The General is in the reception room. He wants to talk to you.” Putting on her alternative clothes Nargis said : “Tell him I’ll be there in five minutes.” A few minutes later the Shamawes woman…
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East Asia
Grandson Kim: Who laughs last?
In the 1940s, the German leader Adolf Hitler was going on building his Greatest Germania; a target that was not accepted by his far enemies or by his competing neighbors. The survival of the better economically and scientifically Hitler, compared by Europe’s countries, meant that there will be a fierce…
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Ending North Korea’s gamesmanship
Editor’s note: The crisis on the Korean peninsula has heightened to the bitter end. Here’s a view from Singapore’s The Strait Times to address the issue. It never is wise to discount renewed conflict on the Korean peninsula, despite the latest brinkmanship showing a familiar pattern. If the military moves…
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West Asia
Mazen Maarouf: The Arab Dictators create their intellectuals
He is one of the creative voices of Arab poetry. He worked for several newspapers in Lebanon as for some newspapers abroad. Belonging to a Palestinian 1948 refugee family, (b. 1978) lived and studied in Beirut to hold a BS degree in general chemistry at Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences.…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi puts on traditional bamboo hat in Hainan Province
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) puts on a bamboo hat given by local residents of Li ethnic group during his visit to a rose farm at Yalong Bay in Sanya City, south China’s Hainan Province, April 9, 2013. Xi Jinping made an inspection tour to Hainan Province from April 8…
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South Asia
German Chancellor Merkel welcomes India PM Singh in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. <AP Photo/Markus Schreiber>
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West Asia
Syrian children play with toys at new refugee camp in Jordan
Syrian refugee children play toys given by members of the UAE Red Crescent after their arrival at the new Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, 20 km east of the city of Zarqa, Jordan, on April 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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South Asia
Pakistani intermediate range ballistic missile launched
This handout photo released by the Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) office on April 10, 2013, shows a Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 Weapon System launched from an undisclosed location in Pakistan. Pakistan on Wednesday successfully launched the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, which can carry nuclear warheads,…
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South Asia
Nepalese Hindu devotees celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival
Nepalese Hindu devotees pull an ancient chariot containing depictions of Bhairava and Bhadrakali around the city as they celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. During the festival, also regarded as New Year festival, images of the god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are…
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West Asia
Palestinians work on Qatar-funded road in Gaza City
In this Monday, April 8, 2013 photo, Palestinians work on a Qatar-funded road in Gaza City. The newly re-elected leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, is expected to strengthen ties with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in his next four-year term. <AP Photo/Hatem Moussa>
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