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South East Asia
Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Produced In Vietnam Are Listed As Protected Desination Of Orgin
Phu Quoc fish sauce is displayed for sale on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang province, Vietnam, on Jan. 2, 2013. <Xinhua/VNA>
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West Asia
A Syrian Rebel Plays Soccer While Fighting Against Gov’t Soldiers Near Alleppo
A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human…
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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Hold Traditional Jewish Wedding Ceremony In Netanya, Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the men’s section during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding. Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the…
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West Asia
Shitte Muslim Worshippers Celebrate Arbaeen Festival In Karbala Near Baghdad
Shiite Muslim worshippers pray at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 2 , 2013. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century…
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South Asia
Pakistani President Meets With Malala Undergoing Treatment In Birmingham Hospital
In this Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, center back, meet with Malala Yousufzai, where she is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained when a Taliban gunman opened fire on her and her friends…
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East Asia
Google Chairman To Visit North Korea Sometime This Month
In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, a North Korean woman sits in a computer room near portraits of the country’s late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, North Korea. Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt is preparing to travel…
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West Asia
Yemeni People Look Photos Of Victims Killed By Al-Qaida Attacks In Sanaa
Yemeni soldiers view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist attack in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 2, 2013. At least 596 army and security soldiers were killed in more than 66 al-Qaida attacks across Yemen in 2012. Yemeni people view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Man Carries Relief Food At UN Aid Distribution Center In Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy stands aside aid distributions at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. A Palestinian worker carries flour sacks at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
Greek Orthodox And Armenian Clergy Clean Church In Bethlehem Believed To Be Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergy clean the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Jan. 2, 2013. The sovereignty of the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is shared by the Christian denominations, who also share the annual…
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South East Asia
Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Adrifting On A Troubled Boat Disembark A Rescue Ship
Indonesian police officers watch as Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were rescued from a troubled boat adrift trying to reach Australia disembark a rescue ship at Teluk Bayur port in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Officials said they rescued 46 asylum seekers on Wednesday after their boat…
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