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South Asia
Muslim Leaders In Kashmir Denounce U.S. Movie Insulting Islam
Kashmiri Muslim religious leaders speak to media during a press conference to protest against the U.S. anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims”, in Srinagar, Indian-controled Kashmir, on Sept. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Javed Dar> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Innocent Syrian Children At Refugee Camp In Jordan
A Syrian baby, who fled with family the violence in his country, sleeps in a tent at Al-Zaatri Syrian refugee camp, at the north east city of Mafraq, Jordan, Sept. 13, 2012. The United Nations says an estimated 1.2 million Syrians, more than half of them children, are internally displaced.…
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South Asia
Indians Stand Up Against Nuclear Power Plant
Activists and residents stand in the waters of the Bay of Bengal and shout slogans as they protest against the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers from Chennai, Tamil Nadu state on Sept. 13, 2012. Villagers in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have renewed…
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World
Pashkov House, Known As Lenin Library, Opens After Restoration
Visitors walk in a ballroom at the Pashkov House, a famous neoclassical mansion and home to the Russian State Library, known during the Soviet era as the Lenin Library, after it reopened following restoration works in central Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Visitors consult books in a reading room at…
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World
Eunuchs Dance While Passengers Watch Boat Race In Dhakar
Two eunuchs dance on a boat as they watch a traditional boat race on the Kaliganga River on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad> news@theasian.asia
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Culture
Hindu Gods In Making For Durga Puja Festival In India
An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The Hindu festival of Durga Puja will be celebrated in October. An artisan gives final touches to a mud idol of Hindu elephant-headed God Ganesha…
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South Asia
Children of Refugee Camp Walk In Slums Of Islamabad
Pakistani children who fled with their families from the Pakistani tribal area of Bajur where Pakistani security forces are fighting against militants, walk with a horse in the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. <AP Photo/B.K. Bangash> Pakistani devotees burn lamps at a shrine to get their wishes…
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World
Libyans Protest Against Killing Of U.S. Ambassador
Libyans take part in a protest against the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya and others in Benghazi at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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World
Turkish Bus Driver Abducted In Beirut Released
Abbas Ibrahim, left, head of the Lebanese General Security, shakes hands with released Turkish national Abdel-Baset Orsolan, right, as Turkish ambassador to Lebanon Inan Ozyildiz, center, looks on at the Lebanese General Security, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Orsolan, a bus driver, was abducted by a group that…
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World
Funeral For Soldiers Killed In Attack Against Defense Chief Held In Sanaa
Yemeni soldiers march during a funeral of soldiers who were killed in a car bomb attack targeting the motorcade of the country’s defense minister in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. <AP Photo/Hani Mohammed> Yemeni honor guards carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed in a car bomb…
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