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East Asia
Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guests at reception in Tel Aviv
A man dressed up as Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guest during a Chinese New Year reception of Chinese Embassy held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 19, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxu>
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West Asia
Bahraini protesters use petrol bombs in clash with police at a mourning procession
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes that erupted at a politically charged mourning procession in Daih, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf nation’s…
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Central Asia
Ukraine’s oppositionists block parliament demanding personal voting system
Ukrainian opposition lawmakers block the parliamentary tribune in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 19, 2013. Leaders of Ukraine’s parliamentary fractions continue talks on unblocking the work of the parliament Tuesday. Ukraine’s opposition groups have being blocking the parliament since Feb. 5, demanding implementation of personal voting system. <Xinhua/Sergey Starostenko>
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South Asia
Pakistani girls displaced from their tribal areas attend school near Islamabad
Pakistani schoolgirls, who were displaced with their families from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting between militants and the army, attend school in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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East Asia
How to Deal With a Nuclear North Korea
*Editor’s Note: MacArthur Foundation President Robert Gallucci gave keynote speech at the ASAN Nuclear Forum in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The ‘Asan Nuclear Forum 2013,’ hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a private South Korean think tank, began on Tuesday for a two-day run…
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South East Asia
Philippine activists protest destruction of coral reef by a U.S. minesweeper in Manila
A Filipino protester wears a headband with a sea turtle and a slogan during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Activists protested the alleged destruction of the coral reef by the USS Guardian, a U.S. minesweeper, which ran aground off Tubbataha Reef,…
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South Asia
A man competes in Kalavayal race during post-harvest festival in Kakoor, India
A man participates in the “Kakkoor Kalavayal” race during post-harvest festival in Kakkoor, around 30 km from Kochi, India, Feb. 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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West Asia
People work at marble stone factory in Afghanistan, rich in natural resources
Afghan men work at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2013. Afghanistan is endowed with rich natural resources, including extensive deposits of copper, iron, coal, marble, precious metals, gemstones and hydrocarbons. An Afghan man works at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province…
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West Asia
Syrian Kurdish refugees cook at a camp in northern Iraq worrying about their future
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees makes traditional bread in a tent in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country’s civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls,…
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