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Central Asia
Presidents of Ukrain and Latvia meet in Kiev to strengthen bilateral relations
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (R) meets with his Latvian counterpart, Andris Berzins, in Kiev, March 14, 2013. Both sides pledged Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperate on Ukraine’s integration into the European Union (EU). <Xinhua/Press Office of President of Ukraine>
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East Asia
Fears and hopes loom surrounding ‘Abenomics’
Japan’s newly branded ‘Abenomics’ produces contradictory outlooks on its impact and the nation’s economic future. Abenomics, a buzzword Japan these days not only in Japan but also in global economic arena, refers to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s aggressive reflationary fiscal and monetary policies. The equity market has been boosted by…
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West Asia
Libyans attend a traing workshop for maintenance of Holy Koran in Tripoli
Libyans practise during the training workshop for maintenance of the Holy Koran on the first day of its launch in the Libyan capital Tripoli, March 13, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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South Asia
Leaders of Nepalese political parties agree to form a gov’t led by chief justice
Leaders of various political parties including Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, center, raise hands after signing an agreement to form a government led by chief justice khilraj Regmi in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Nepal’s quiet, barely known chief justice is on the verge of taking almost total control…
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West Asia
UN Under-Secretary-General comforts Syrian children at a refuge camp in Turkey
Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, greets Syrian refugee children at a school during her visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Kilis, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency…
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West Asia
Kurdish rebels free 8 Turkish soldiers under their detention as a goodwill gesture
Turkish prisoners, left, stand after their release in the northern Iraqi city of Dahuk, after being held for two years in northern Iraq by the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq freed eight captured Turkish soldiers and officials on Wednesday as part…
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi comforts people in a mine village who got angry with gov’t over violent handling of protesters
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, speaks during a meeting with villagers at a school during a visit to an area near the Letpadaung copper mine, in Monywa township, 760 kilometers (450 miles) north of Yangon, central Myanmar, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Opponents of the nearly $1 billion…
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South Asia
Kashmiris express anger at funeral of a man shot to death by soldiers for throwing stones in Srinagar
Kashmiris shout freedom slogans during the funeral procession of civilian Altaf Ahmed Wani, 35, in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Paramilitary soldiers shot and killed Wani who they said was part of a group of protesters throwing stones at vehicles taking those injured in a militant attack to a…
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East Asia
People perform an activity of ancient ethnic Qiang at a festival in Sichuan, China
Local residents perform an activity of the ancient Qiang ethnic minority at the Guairu Festival in Puxi Township of Lixian County in the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 13, 2013. Wednesday marks the second day of the second lunar month, which is also…
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South East Asia
Artists dance at festival ending Chinese New Year celebration in Bogor, Indonesia
People perform a dragon dance during a cultural festival marking the end of Chinese New Year celebrations in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. An artist performs during a cultural festival marking the end of Chinese New Year celebration in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.…
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