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East Asia
Cambodian PM Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador Attend Ceremony For New Road Construction In Phnom Penh
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, speaks with Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue during the ground breaking ceremony for a new road construction project funded by China in the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, greets supporters while arriving to…
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South Asia
Bernanke, Geithner Sit With Indian Financial Leaders For Meeting In New Delhi
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, sits with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, during the U.S. India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting with Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, unseen, in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, left, and U.S. Treasury Secretary…
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East Asia
China Issues White Paper On Judicial Reform Focusing On Human Rights Protection
A press conference is held by the Information Office of the State Council in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2012. The Information Office of the State Council issued Tuesday a white paper on judicial reform. Apart from reviewing China’s judicial system and reform process, the white paper focuses on…
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South Asia
Afghan Lady Receives N-Peace Award For Her Role As Peace Activist
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, left, presents the N-Peace award 2012 for “Role Model for Peace” to Quhramaana Kakar of Afghanistan during ceremonies in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The N-Peace awards by the Asia-based N-peace Network, a multi-country network facilitated by the United…
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South East Asia
Philippine Supreme Court Defers Imposition Of Anti-Cybercrime Law Amid Mounting Opposition
A protester holds a mock laptop during a rally against the anti-cybercrime law in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country’s anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. The law…
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East Asia
President Lee Myung-bak With His Myanmarese Counterpart At Blue House In Seoul
Myanmar’s President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Lee Jin-man, Pool> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
U.N. Report Says Some 870 Million People In The World Suffer Hunger
Indian schoolchildren eat a free midday meal, provided on all working days at a government school on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 9. The United Nations now says its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target and that the number is…
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World
Uganda’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrated In Kampala
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends celebrations for Uganda’s 50th independence anniversary in Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 9, 2012. Thousands of Ugandans on Tuesday thronged Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in the capital Kampala to mark the country’s Golden Jubilee independence anniversary from British colonial rule. Members of the Ugandan military band march during…
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World
Turkish Top Military Leader Inspects Area Bordering With Syria Amid Mounting Tension
Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Necdet Ozel(Front) inspects troops along the border with neighboring Syria on Oct. 9, 2012 amid the escalating tensions between the two countries, local newspaper Today’s Zaman reported. Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Necdet Ozel(L) inspects troops along…
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South Asia
Even 7 or 8-Year Old Afghan Kids Have To Work To Support Their Families
Dost Mohammad, 40, works at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Sanjeeda, 8, left, Nagina, 7, center, Parwana, 8, right, pose for a photo during their working hours at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Thousands…
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