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West Asia
Turkish protesters announce end of protests in Kugulu Park as swans return
Protesters react as they announce the end of their protests in Kugulu Park, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Kugulu Park, or Swan Park, was for weeks a main gathering point for thousands of Turkish anti-government protesters before the return of the swans that were transferred to another place…
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East Asia
N. Korea repeats demand for dissolution of UN Command on Korean Peninsula
A senior diplomat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday reiterated his country’s demand for the dissolution of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula. The so-called “United Nations Command”, that “has nothing to do with the UN”, should be dissolved and the name of UN and…
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South Asia
A suicide bomber attack kills Pakistani President’s guard and police officers
Pakistani security officials and media persons gather around a damaged vehicle at the site of suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. A suicide bomber attacked a vehicle carrying one of the Pakistani president’s guards in the southern city of Karachi Wednesday, killing him and two police officers,…
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East Asia
Tibetan farmers pray for good harvest at Ongkor Festival prayer ceremony
Farmers in holiday array attend an Ongkor Festival prayer ceremony in Gonggar County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, July 10, 2013. Farmers of the Tibetan ethnic group pray for good harvests during the annual Ongkor Festival, or Bumper Harvest Festival. In doing so, the farmers walk around crop fields in…
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South Asia
Hindu devotees around chariot of Hindu god during annual Rath Yatra in India
Hindu devotees gather for the annual Rath Yatra or Chariot procession of Lord Jagannath in Puri, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. The three idols of Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are taken out in a…
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East Asia
New Zealand signs Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan in low-key ceremony
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. The location of the signing ceremony at a university and the absence of senior officials from either side underscored…
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East Asia
S. Korean vehicles return after inspecting Kaesong Industrial Complex
Talks between the rival Koreas aimed at restarting a stalled inter-Korean factory park ended Wednesday with no breakthrough, but both sides agreed to meet again next week to discuss restoring what was once a rare symbol of cooperation between the archrivals. They also agreed to a separate set of talks…
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South East Asia
Cambodian King and PM plant trees on Forest Day in Preah Sihanouk province
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd R) and Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) plant trees in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, July 9, 2013. Cambodia observed the Forest Day on Tuesday, urging people to plant trees in order to ensure the sustainability of forest and environment. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sovannara> Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni speaks…
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South East Asia
Visitors watch dolls at World Costumes Dolls Exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur
Visitors watch dolls dressed in Spanish traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, on July 9, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Chong Voon Chung> A visitor takes photos of dolls dressed in Sri Lankan traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July…
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East Asia
Vietnamese, Lao PM attend ceremony for completion of border mark planting
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos on Tuesday hailed the completion of the border marker project, saying it is of great significance in traditional friendship between the two countries. The appreciation was made at the grand ceremony to celebrate the completion of border mark planting held at border gate separating…
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