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Traditional Myanmar Dresses Shown On Women’s Day
In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Myanmar models present traditional dresses created by local designers during a ceremony in honor of Myanmar Women’s Day at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar Women’s Day will be celebrated on July 3. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia займы онлайн надежные
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World
“We No Longer Overlook Hostile Acts”: Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, sits in the cockpit of a Hurkus (Freebird), Turkey’s first locally produced military training plane, a two-seat turboprop plane, unveiled during a ceremony outside Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Erdogan kept up his pressure on Syria on Wednesday, saying “we would never…
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London Olympic, One Month To Go
The Olympic rings are seen atop the iconic Tower Bridge over river Thames in London, after they were lowered into position, coinciding with one month to go until the start of London 2012 Games, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The giant rings, which are fully retractable to allow for tall ships…
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Morsi Meets Rep of Coptic Community
In this photo released by Middle East News Agency, the Egyptian official news agency, President-elect Mohammed Morsi, left, meets with a representative from the Coptic community, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The military has pledged to turn power over to a civilian government once a new president is…
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on June 27: Syria TV station attacked, 3 staffers killed
Major news in <The Daily Star>: Syria TV station attacked, 3 staffers killed Syria’s state-run news agency says gunmen have attacked the headquarters of a pro-government TV station, killing three employees. SANA says the attack on Ikhbariya TV in the town of Drousha, about 20 kilometers (14 miles) south of…
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Major news in Saudi Arabia on June 27: I’m not leaving KSA, says Mursi’s son
Major news in <Saudi Gazette>: I’m not leaving KSA, says Mursi’s son The son of Mohamed Mursi, the president-elect of Egypt, has been working as a doctor in Al-Ahsa for the past two years. He recently spoke to an Arabic daily and said he was not in a hurry to…
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Ugandan Landslide Destroys Three Villages
A man cries for his relatives he lost in a landslide in Bududa about 250kms east of Uganda capital Kampala, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Massive landslides induced by torrential rains destroyed three villages in the mountainous district of Bududa in eastern Uganda Monday, killing scores of people but possibly hundreds,…
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South Asia
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
A Pakistani man walks past a pile of burning drugs during an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, June 26, 2012. About 2,500 kilograms of drugs were burned during the ceremony organized by the anti-narcotics force in Islamabad on…
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Education
Scenery of Examination Room in Yemen
Yemeni students take their final exam in a classroom in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, June 26, 2012. The illiteracy rate stands at 29.8 percent for men and 62.1 percent for women in the war-torn country. The Yemeni government has taken measures to improve education among the people to decrease illiteracy.…
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Leading Lebanese TV Station Attacked
In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 25, 2012, a Lebanese policeman steps out of the destroyed main entrance of the Lebanese TV station, In Beirut, Lebanon. The headquarters of a leading Lebanese TV station was attacked a day after hosting a hardline Sunni Muslim cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Aseer who…
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