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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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Message from North
Koreas should be ready to meet each other half-way The New Year message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attracts our attention more for its style than substance, and for what’s been left unsaid rather than said. For the first time in 19 years, North Koreans watched their leader deliver…
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South Korea’s global role
The election on Dec. 19 of Park Geun-hye as president of South Korea represents a milestone event in the remarkably rapid evolution of that country from wartime devastation to post-Cold War leadership. She is the first woman to be elected chief executive of her country, which alone represents significant forward…
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East Asia
Love-stricken Rain hit over furlough
Top star Rain was embroiled in controversy Wednesday for allegedly receiving preferential treatment during his ongoing military service, after his relationship with top actress Kim Tae-hee was revealed. Criticism of Rain, who is currently serving as an “entertainment soldier,” has been blowing up after online media Dispatch revealed the relationship,…
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