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East Asia
‘Xinhua Photo Gallery’ Held At UN Office In Geneva
China’s permanent representative of the Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva Liu Zhenmin (2nd R) and Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1st R) view the “Xinhua photo gallery” at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,…
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Culture
Song Festival Held At Tomb Of Religious Saint In New Delhi
A Muslim devotee joins a group of religious singers during a qawwali performance session at Nizamuddin Dargah, a complex of tombs, mosques and stalls centered on the burial site of revered Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. On Thursday evenings, Nizamuddin’s tomb transforms into…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Man Glued To TV Showing His President Addressing At UNGA
A Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Ramallah watches a television screen showing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept 27, 2012. Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.”It is…
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West Asia
Jewish People Prepare For Week-Long Holiday Sukkot
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men check etrogs, a lemon-like citrus fruit, for blemishes to determine if they are ritually acceptable, before buying it as one of the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. According to the Bible,…
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East Asia
Chinese Founding Anniversary Celebrated In Hague, Netherlands
Chinese Charges d’Affairs ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands Zhang Jinxiong speaks at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Hague, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Pan Zhi> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Army Snipers Aim To Kill Innocent People
A Syrian man, left, is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Syrian man is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital…
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South Asia
Indian Students Protest Demanding Creation Of A New State
Indian student throws stones towards policemen during a protest demanding the creation of a new state of Telangana, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The protesters demanded that the new state of Telangana be carved from the existing Andhra Pradesh state. Indian police fire tear gas…
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East Asia
Golden River Bridge Leading To Forbidden City Cordoned Off
A paramilitary policeman sets up a line to cordon off the Golden River Bridge, a main entrance to the Forbidden City, in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the Tiananmen Gate read “Long Live’, near to a portrait of the late…
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World
An Israeli Woman Remembers Her Son Killed In Yom Kippur War
The mother of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 visits his tomb at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Sept. 27, 2012. The war broke out when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Oct. 6, 1973, the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day…
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