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South Asia
Former Pakistani military ruler Musharraf allowed to run for parliament
Pakistanis look at posters of former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf along a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Musharraf was given approval on Sunday to run for parliament in a remote northern district after being rejected in two other parts of the country,…
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West Asia
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Holocaust memorial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the official ceremony for Israeli annual Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on April 7, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini>
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West Asia
A Yemeni man passes anti-smoking graffiti on World Health Day
A Yemeni man passes a wall with anti-smoking graffiti in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 7, 2013. The World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 to mark the 65th anniversary of the World Health Organization that was established in 1948. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. The Yemeni…
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South Asia
Nepalese activists strike against caretaker government
Activists of Nepalese political parties opposed to the caretaker government block traffic during a general strike in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 7, 2013. A government was appointed by the main political parties last month under the chairmanship of the Supreme Court chief justice with the task of conducting elections by…
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South Asia
A tourist takes photo with tulips in full bloom in Indian-coltrolled Kashmir
A tourist takes photographs of tulips in a tulip garden in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 3, 2013. The Tulip Garden in Indian-controlled Kashmir has become the prime attraction for visiting foreign and domestic tourists, officials said. A tourist takes photographs of his son amid tulips in a…
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South Asia
Fishing at Kochi lake in Kerala, southern India
Fishermen throw fishing net from a small boat at Kochi lake in India’s southern state of Kerala, April 1, 2013. Fishermen catch fish in a boat at Kochi lake in India’s southern state of Kerala, April 1, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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West Asia
The 6th Artbosphorus contemporary art fair opens in Istanbul
A spectator looks at a painting at the Artbosphorus contemporary art fair in Istanbul, Turkey, April 4, 2013. The 6th Artbosphorus contemporary art fair opened at Istanbul’s Halic convention center on Thursday. The fair’s concept is “Parallel Stories, Constructs, Unknown”. The exhibition will showcase paintings, photographs, sculptures, video art programs…
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West Asia
With new Palestinian rules, men were banned from teaching at girls’ schools
Palestinian students take part in a class at an al-Qahera elementary mixed school in Gaza City, on April 2, 2013. New rules from the Education Ministry of the Islamist Hamas movement would bar men from teaching at girls’ schools and mandate separate classes for boys and girls from the age…
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South Asia
Pakistani Christians live in a slum having neither running water nor sewage disposal
A Pakistani Christian boy living in a slum, stands outside his home, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 1, 2013. Slums which are built on illegal lands have neither running water or sewage disposal. Pakistani Christians living in a slum, gather around a water point to collect water,…
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South East Asia
A girl reads at the International Children’s Book Day fair in Bangkok
A girl reads a book at an book exposition in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2, 2013. A book exposition was held here on Tuesday, the International Children’s Book Day, attracting lots of local children to read their favorite books. <Xinhua/Gao Jianjun>
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