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World
Ban Visits Palestine for Resume Peace Talk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shake hands after a joint news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Feb. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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World
Egypt Soccer Pitch Invasion, 73 Dead
Football fans set up fireworks at Cairo International Stadium on Feb. 1, 2012. The second half of a football match at Cairo International Stadium was cancelled due to the riot during football match in Port Said. The death toll from a football riot in Egypt’s Port Said rose to 73,…
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East Asia
Japan on 1 February 2012 Japan on 1 February 2012 <Japan Today> : “Cabinet OKs bill to cap nuclear reactor life” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 1 February 2012 China on 1 February 2012 <Xinhua> : “Chinese team reach Sudan for rescuing hostages” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippines on 1 February 2012 Philippines on 1 February 2012 <The Manila Bulletin> : “Dole-Out Failed – Solon” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Nepal on 1 February 2012 Nepal on 1 February 2012 <Nepali Times> : “Who says Nepal is divided?, NEW!” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 1 February 2012 Saudi Arabia on 1 February 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Syria showdown at UN as West presses Russia” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Lebanon on 1 February 2012 Lebanon on 1 February 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Cabinet session sees heated feuds” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 1 February 2012 Kazakhstan on 1 February 2012 <Gazeta> : “Socio-Economic Modernization as Main Vector of Development of Kazakhstan, State-of-the-Nation Address” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
UN Security Council for Syria Sanction
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the open meeting of the UN Security Council on the current situation of Syria in New York Jan. 31, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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