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World
Laotian Deputy PM Opens 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum In Vientiane
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 16, 2012. The 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) kicked off in Lao capital Vientiane Tuesday afternoon. Representatives attend the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in…
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South Asia
Water-Tight Security Posted Around Hospital Where Pakistani Girl Malala Is Treated
In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, ambulances are parked outside the Queen Elizabeth hospital, where Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai is being treated, in Birmingham, England, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Birmingham Police say they questioned two people at the hospital where Yousufzai is recovering after being shot, raising fears…
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East Asia
U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines
A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based…
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Culture
Children Of Palestinian Blind School Sing A Song In School Festival
Palestinian blind children perform a song in a festival organized by Al Nour School in Gaza city on Oct. 15, 2012. Al Nour School was the first and only school established by the United Nations 50 years ago in Gaza strip to work with children from 5 to 16 years…
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South East Asia
Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”
A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar
In this Sept. 13, 2012 photo, Pakistanis who were displaced from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting gather at a water point, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19…
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West Asia
Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January
Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the winter session of Israeli Knesset (parliament) held in Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed a bill in an early Tuesday morning vote approving a bid for the Knesset’s (parliament) dissolution and holding an early election on Jan. 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft
In this photo released by Japan’s Joint Staff Office, a Chinese missile destroyer sails in waters off the island of Yonaguni in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Japanese aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off the southern Japan island and about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from…
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East Asia
Chinese Children Offer Flowers To Elders In Celebration Of Double Ninth Festival
Children send flowers and cards to the elders during a celebration activity for the Double Ninth Festival in Wenjiao community in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2012. The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival to pay respect to the seniors. Dozens…
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Collapse of security
Nation’s military and police is like Swiss cheese If we compare countries to humans, today’s South Korea is like a blind person with a hole in its heart. The story of a North Korean soldier who defected to the South earlier this month is closer to a dark comedy. The…
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