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Culture
Star of the Day
A dressed-up elephant enters the Rambagh Polo Ground in Jaipur, capital of the north India state Rajasthan, during the Elephant Festival on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistanis Celebrate ‘Holi Festival’
A Pakistani Hindu girl celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 7, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Toheed> news@theasian.asia
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World’s 10 Coolest Subway Systems
The Design, Lifestyle and Luxury Community <Tengri News of Kazakhstan>In the modern world, subway is not just a public transport but also the city’s face. From old classic to modern art, the most beautiful subways house really stunning stations that are considered architectural masterpieces. The Coolist made a rating of the…
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South East Asia
No Legs, But Hopes
9 year old Muhammad Putra Fahrezi plays football with his friends at Setiabudi, south Jakarta, around 7 km from Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) head center, March 6, 2012. Fahrezi lost both legs and two left fingers in an accident 2 years ago. He loves and keeps playing football even on…
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South Asia
1 Dollar is Quite Big for Us
Afghan children get water from a public water pump at a slum area in Herat city west of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on March 6, 2012. It is believed that some nine million Afghans live under poverty line on less than one U.S. dollar a day. <Photo: Xinhua/Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
“These are All Important Resources”
A worker collects waste products at a recycle center in Niupengzi Village in Neijiang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 6, 2012. Since the 1980s, the Niupengzi Village of Neijiang, previously a well-known market of trading of waste materials, has grown into a recycling base including the recycle, reprocess and sales…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan on 7 Mar 2012 Kazakhstan on 7 Mar 2012 <Tengri News>: American court excluded Denyakin’s family from compensation
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia on 7 Mar 2012 Saudi Arabia on 7 Mar 2012 <Arab News>: Riyadh demands quick results on murder of Saudi diplomat in Dhaka
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South Asia
Nepal on 7 Mar 2012 Nepal on 7 Mar 2012 <Himalayan Times>: Mother sets self‚ daughters on fire
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East Asia
Philippine on 7 Mar 2012 Philippines on 7 Mar 2012 <Manilatimes>: Iggy’s remains brought home to Negros Occidental
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