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South Asia
A Muslim Bleeds By Flagellating Himself During Muharram Procession In Srinagar, India
Blood runs down the face of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim flagellating himself during a Muharram procession in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>
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South Asia
Pakistani PM Poses With Those Who Came To Attend Developing Eight Summit In Islamabad
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (4th L) poses for a group photo with representatives coming for the Developing Eight (D-8) Summit during the D-8 Business Forum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 20, 2012. The D-8 Business Forum kicked off here on Tuesday, two days before the open of the D-8…
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South East Asia
7th ASEAN Summit Meeting Ends In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows the emblem of next Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the close ceremony of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. <Xinhua/Liao Zida> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the Association of Southeast…
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South Asia
People Go Into Trance While Performing Ritual In River During Chhath Puja Festival In New Delhi
An Indian man jumps into the Yamuna river to save a Hindu woman who went into trance while performing rituals at sunrise in the holy Yamuna River during the final day of Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular…
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West Asia
Americans Supporting Israel Stage Anti-War Protest In New York Amid Mounting Hostilities In Gaza Strip
Pro-Israeli demonstrators chant during an anti-war protest regarding the expanding hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on 42nd Street, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in New York. Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy…
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West Asia
Israel Intensifies Attack On Gaza Strip, Raising Palestinian Death Toll To 96
Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 96, as Israel broadened its targets…
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South East Asia
Myint Aye, Myanmar’s Human Rights Activist In Custody, Released In Time For Obama’s Visit
Myint Aye, the director of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Organization, center, who was serving a life sentence, walks with supporters as he arrives at his residence following his recent release from Loikaw prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Myint Aye was among dozens of political prisoners…
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South Asia
Obama politics feared to become parochial in shaping up new relationship with India and China
With President Obama bouncing back in the White House after a convincing victory, and Wen Jiabao making place for the next Party chief, Xi Jinping, the changing scenario of global politics is sure to take a while before the ripples are felt in Asia. The relationship with India is not…
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South Asia
Nepalese Women Offer Prayer To Setting Sun In Celebration Of Chhath Festival
Nepalese women in Biratnagar, eastern Nepal, are offering worship to the setting sun on Monday on the occasion of the Chhath festival. Chhath is also marked across India.
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East Asia
Dr. President
This is the third and last part in a three-part series fictionalizing the election of each of three presidential candidates. ― ED. President Ahn Cheol-soo was alone at his chief executive office in the heart of Cheong Wa Dae. Ahn appeared to be relaxed with his feet up on the…
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