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South Asia
Indian Muslims Celebrate Urs Festival
Indian Muslim Sufi devotees walk in procession into the Muslim Shrine of Ajmer Sharif during the Urs Festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, Monday, May 21, 2012. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual…
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Central Asia
First Beluga Whale Born In Aquarium
In this photo provided by the Georgia Aquarium, members of the Georgia Aquarium animal care staff assist a beluga whale as she bonds with her newborn calf that was born Friday, May 18, 2012, at the aquarium in Atlanta. First pregnancies in beluga whales are often unsuccessful in the wild…
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East Asia
A Cartoonist Helps Her Grandpa’s Dream Come True
Combo photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows some photos posted by microbloggers as responses to Ling Yifan, a 29-year-old cartoonist, to help her ailing grandfather travel the world in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2012. Earlier this month Ling posted a portrait of her grandfather, who is dying…
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East Asia
Chinese PKO Team Bound For East Timor
Two police officers help each other to settle their backpacks at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, May 21, 2012, before boarding an airplane to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in East Timor. The 13-person team of Chinese police officers departed from Beijing to East…
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World
Egyptian Presidential Election In Final Stage
A young girl flies an Egyptian national flag as she listen to Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Mursi in the Egyptian presidential election at a rally Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 20, 2012. Egypt’s election commission is vowing that next week’s presidential election will be free and fair. The May 23-24 presidential…
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East Asia
“Ring of Fire” Eclipse Seen Across Asia
A solar eclipse occurs as the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun as partially seen at sunrise Monday May 21, 2012 from coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. It was the first solar eclipse this year. A partial solar eclipse…
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East Asia
Ethnic Groups Show-Off Their Dresses
Performers present dresses of ethnic groups during a carnival activity in Liuzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2012. A series of activities were held across the country to celebrate the second China National Tourism Day on May 19. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Childrean’s Priceless Smile
People hold umbrellas, with portraits of young survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, during the Merry Smile Action held at Tokyo’s shopping district Harajuku, Saturday, May 19, 2012. It was a part of the Merry Project, a global art project staging ad-hoc…
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East Asia
Traditional Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
South Korean girls in traditional dresses drink tea during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation of traditional “Gwan-Rye” at Sungkyunkwan in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 19, 2012. South Korean girls and boys in traditional dresses bow during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation…
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South Asia
Heat Drives People Out Of Homes
Indians sleep in a shaded area outside their houses in Kolkata, India, Friday, May 18, 2012. Many Indians sleep outdoors to escape the heat trapped in their homes during the summer months. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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