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West Asia
Free Syrian Army Fighters Ready To Fight Against Gov’t Forces Near Azaz
Free Syrian Army fighters take their positions, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position close…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Stage Rally Calling For Release Of Jailed Activists
Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of a banner calling for freedom for jailed rights activists Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, center, Nabeel Rajab, right, and Zainab al-Khawaja left, during a rally outside the Rajab home in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. A court session is scheduled for Tuesday…
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West Asia
Yemeni President Attends Funeral For Military Officers Killed By Al-Qaida Militants
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (C) attends a funeral procession for military officers in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 10, 2012. A total of 11 military officers, including Commander General Nasser Mahdi Farid, the chief-of-staff for the central military region in Marib, were killed on Saturday in an ambush by al-Qaida…
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West Asia
Ultra Orthodox Jewish Men Celebrate Jewish Holiday Of Hanukkah Near Tel Aviv
Ultra Orthodox Jewish men sit during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. <AP Photo/Dan Balilty>
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West Asia
Libyan PM Meets With Algerian President In An Official Visit To Algeria
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zaidan (L) meets with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, Dec. 10, 2012. Ali Zaidan on Monday started a two-day official visit to Algeria. Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zaidan (R) is welcomed by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, Dec. 10, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri>
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East Asia
Chinese Writer Mo Yan Shows Medal After Receiving Nobel Literature Prize
Chinese writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan (2nd L) and his wife Du Qinlan (1st L), Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Lan Lijun (1st R) and his wife Gu langlin (2nd R) attend an evening reception after Mo received Nobel Prize in Literature from Sweden’s King Carl XVI…
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East Asia
Chinese Community In Athens Opens Christmas Charity Bazaar Annually
Chinese Ambassador to Greece Du Qiwen (3rd L) and Athens’ Deputy Mayor Fotis Provatas (3rd R) take a group photo with people in charge of some Chinese communities at a Christmas charity bazaar in central Athens, Greece, Dec. 10, 2012. The annual Chinese Community Christmas charity bazaar was hosted in…
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East Asia
Candidates, don’t bore us!
As she may be our next president, it is germane to now ask: Has Park Geun-hye had charisma-bypass surgery? If you have not noticed, it is election season. Hence, we members of the foreign press corps are privileged to meet the candidates at press conferences. What normally happens at these…
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South Asia
Freedom of speech in different climate
Freedom of speech has spread its wings with the advent of social media. Thoughts, blogs and tweets now flood cyberspace. The Arab Spring gave the world hope and a sea of change while social media had a big part to play in it. But sometimes, social media can stir up…
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NK extends launch window until Dec. 29
North Korea on Monday extended its schedule for a planned rocket launch by one week to Dec. 29, citing technical difficulties in the first stage of its Unha-3 rocket. In a statement, the Korean Committee of Space Technology said its scientists and engineers had been making the final preparations for…
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