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U.S. Embassy In Cairo Looks Calm Amid Mounting Protest In Other Regions
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film that triggered mobs in Egypt and Libya led…
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Hillary With Libyan Ambassador To U.S. In State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Libyan Ambassador to the US Ali Suleiman Aujali, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. <AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool> news@theasian.asia
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Mustafa Abu Shagur Elected New Libyan Prime Minister
File photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012 shows Mustafa Abu Shagur, deputy prime minister of Libya, attending a press conference in Tripoli, Libya. Shagur was elected Wednesday evening as new prime minister of the North African country in a vote of the National Congress. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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People Of Yangon, Myanmar, Leisurely Wait For Bus
Passengers waits for buses at a bus-stop in yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept.12, 2012. <AP Photo/Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Duke, Duchess Of Cambridge Tour Around Singapore
Prince William Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine Duchess of Cambridge tour Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The Duke and Duchess are on their first stop of a 10 day tour of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II…
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South Asia
Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival In India
An Indian artisan makes the finishing touches to a clay idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha flanked by statues of social activist Anna Hazare, left, and Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The ten day long Ganesh…
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South Asia
Funerals Take Place For Those Killed In Karachi Factory Fire
People get ready to offer funeral prayers of workers who lost their lives in a factory fire, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the death toll from devastating factory fires that broke out in two major cities has killed hundreds. <AP Photo/Fareed Khan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Lone Refugee Woman Walks Along Flooded Area In Pakistan
A woman carries a tire as she walks past the flooded area in Dera Allah Yar, southwest Pakistan, on Sept. 12, 2012. At least 136 people were killed and 182 others were injured in flood triggered by heavy rains across Pakistan over the last 22 days, Pakistan National Disaster Management…
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Moroccans Protest Against U.S. Movie Ridiculing Islam’s Prophet
Conservative Muslims demonstrate, one holding the Quran during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, near the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. About 300 protesters stand outside the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca’s as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing…
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South East Asia
Annual Ceremony To Give Free Food To The Poor In Bangkok
Thai people walk through the gate to get free food during the Tae-Kra-Jard or empty the basket ceremony at the headquarters of Por Tek Tung Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The annual ceremony was held ahead of the vegetarian festival when the foundation give away dried donated…
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