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West Asia
Palestinians Protest Against Expansion Of Jewish Settlements
Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements of Kafr Qadomem near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Sept. 29, 2012. A Palestinian protester tries to block the road by stones during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements of…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Continue Rally Against U.S. Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani demonstrators shout slogan during a protest rally against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sept. 29, 2012. Thousands marched in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Saturday against the anti-Islam movie made in the United States, which has sparked protests in the Muslim…
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West Asia
Week Of Defense To Remember Iran-Iraq War Observed In Tehran
A woman walks past Iranian missiles during an exhibition to mark the Week of Defense, which is held to commemorate Iranian sacrifices during the eight-year Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s, in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Sept. 28, 2012. Iranian children sit on a tank during an exhibition to mark…
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World
Libyans Call For Creation Of National Army, Police
Libyans hold placards during a protest against the presence of militias and in support of the formation of a national army and police in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrated Throughout China
Foreign revelers perform during a celebrative activity for the Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on Sept. 30, in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 29, 2012. <Xinhua/Chen Ruihua> Panda “Qing Feng” looks at a big moon cake in the panda house of Nanshan Zoo of Yantai, east China’s…
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East Asia
Top Chinese Leaders Celebrate National Founding Anniversary
Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attend a reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China,…
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[Indonesia Report] Police detains 9 Al Qaeda Indonesia terrorist suspects
Indonesian police named 9 terror suspects declared themselves as group of Al Qaeda Indonesia, according to report by Kompas.com. They are now being detained in Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps Headquarter, Kelapa Dua, Depok in West Java Province. The 9 suspects were arrested on the anti-terror raids last week held by Indonesian Counter-terrorism…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Park, Moon Berbeda Dalam Menanggapi Korea Utara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai kampanye para kandidat presiden Korea Selatan. Calon Presiden dari kedua partai yang sedang berkuasa dan oposisi mengunjungi perbatasan Korea Selatan dan utara pada Selasa lalu (September 25). Kandidat Partai Republik, Park Geun Hye dari Partai Saenuri, melakukan tur ke pemakam…
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Digital Diplomacy: A New Frontier Of Diplomacy or Simply a Delusion?
*Author, Victoria Esser is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, US Department of State. In June, the US Department of State held a live global Twitter Q&A with the Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Tara Sonenshine. Under Secretary Sonenshine answered questions on issues as diverse…
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Column
12 foreigners, seven Nepalis killed in a plane crash in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Sept. 29: Nineteen passengers including three crew members were killed in an aircraft crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday morning. A Dornier Aircraft belonging to Sita Air crashed a kilometer away from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of the tiny Himalayan country, after it collided with…
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