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East Asia
Hong Kong Ranks As The Freest Economy In The World 19 Years Consecutively
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2012 shows scenery of Hong Kong, south China. Hong Kong’s acting Financial Secretary K C Chan on Jan. 10, 2013 welcomed the ranking of Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year. According to the 2013 Index of Economic…
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West Asia
Unusual Snowfall In Jordan Cripples Air And Gound Traffic Across The Nation
Yafa, 8, watches the snowfall from her bedroom window, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 10, 2013. The storm dumped two feet of snow on many parts of Jordan, shutting schools, stranding motorists and delaying international flights, Jordanian weatherman Mohammed Samawi said. He called it the “fiercest storm to hit the Mideast…
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South Asia
A Bomb Blast In Quetta, Pakistan, Leaves 12 Dead, 115 Injured
Pakistani police officers and local residents gather at the site of a bomb blast that targeted paramilitary soldiers in a commercial area in Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 40 others, according to police, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. A series of bombings in different parts…
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West Asia
Yemeni Pro-Democracy Protestors Demand Trial Of Former President In Sanaa
Yemeni pro-democracy protestors dance at Taghyeer (Change) Square, following a demonstration demanding a national dialogue and the trial of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Yemeni women protestors gather during a demonstration demanding a national dialogue and the trial of former president Ali Abdullah…
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South Asia
Senior Officials Of BRICS Countries Meet To Discuss Security Issues In New Delhi
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo (3rd L) meets with Dr.S Cwele, Minister of State Security of South Africa, in New Delhi,India,Jan 10, 2013. Senior officials of the BRICS countries met in New Delhi Thursday for the Third Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues. (L-R) Brazil National Security Advisor,…
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East Asia
Liu Yunshan Talks With Head Of Portuguese Socialist Party In Beijing
Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with Maria de Belem Roseira, president of the Socialist Party of Portugal, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2013. Liu Yunshan (2nd R), a member…
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East Asia
South Korea-Japan Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue Held In Tokyo
Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (C, right) meets with the First Vice Foreign Minister of South Korea Ahn Ho-young (C, left) during the 12th Japan-South Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki>
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West Asia
President Morsi Meets With Iranian And Egyptian FMs In Cairo
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, center, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. <AP/NEWSis>
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West Asia
Turkish Kurds Protest Killings Of Three Kurdish Women In Diyarbakir, Turkey
Several hundreds Turkish Kurds gather to protest the killings of three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984 in Paris, France, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The three women were “executed” at a Kurdish…
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South East Asia
Flood In Indonesia Destroys More Than 1,000 Houses, Leaves Some 3,300 People Homeless
Refugees take a shelter from rain in temporary tents in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 3,300 people were displaced during the flood. Refugees wade through flood waters in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri>
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