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West Asia
Many Poor Families Still Make Do With Only Bread For All Three Meals In Iraq
Children ride a donkey cart in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. An Iraqi woman distributes bread as a lunch meal for her family in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Many poor families eat only bread for all three meals in…
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West Asia
Even Kalashnikov Poses No Threat On Cat Sleeping At Security Check Point In Gaza City
A cat sleeps next a Kalashnikov weapon on a Hamas security check point in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Bernat Armangue>
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East Asia
People Rush On Bicycle Amid Dense Fog In Lianyungang, East China
Residents ride in fog in Lianyungang, a port city in east China’s Jiangsu Province, on Oct. 31, 2012. The port city witnessed dense fog as the visibility in urban area was less than 500 meters. <Xinhua/Geng Yuhe>
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South Asia
Dhobi Ghat, Outdoor Laundry, Emerges As New Tourist Attraction In Mumbai, India
A worker washes clothes at Dhobi Ghat, in Mumbai, India, Oct. 30, 2012. Dhobi Ghat, known as one of the biggest outdoor laundries, became a tourist site as hundreds of washmen work here during every dawn and dusk. <Xinhua/Wang Ping>
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South Asia
Collision Of Fully Packed Passenger Van With Truck Leaves 23 Dead In Pakistan
Rescuers remove a body from the accident site in east Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, Oct. 30, 2012. At least 23 people were killed when a fully packed passenger van collided with a truck in Pakistan’s eastern Bahawalpur district on Tuesday, said the police. Rescuers work at the accident site in east Pakistan’s…
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West Asia
Iraqi People Still Suffer From Lack Of Adequate Water Supply Despite U.S. Efforts
Iraqis fill drinking and cooking water containers from a public water hose on open ground in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Fadaliayah, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The neighborhood has no municipal water supply. The US allocated billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq’s water infrastructure shattered by war, sanctions and neglect,…
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South Asia
An India Boy Walks Along The Coast As Cyclone Nilam Approaches
An Indian boy tries to hold his umbrella against strong winds as he walks the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. The Indian Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to venture into the open seas with Cyclone Nilam reported swirling about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south…
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South Asia
Muslims Driven Into Misery As Result Of Recent Buddhist-Muslim Clash In Myanmar
In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a Muslim refugee child stands near tents at a refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Survivors of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar lashed out at the government for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists that has displaced more than…
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South Asia
Indian PM Pays Respect To Former PM Indira Gandhi On Her Death Anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offers floral respects at the memorial of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Gandhi was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor…
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