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East Asia
Japanese Trick Art Exhibiton in Taipei
Two children pose for a photo in front of a three-dimensional painting during a Japanese trick art exhibition in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Mar. 2, 2012. A total of 53 creative works were displayed at the exhibition that opened on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia
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Jerusalem has First Snow in 4 yrs
People play with snow in a park of Jerusalem on March 2, 2012. Heavy snow fell in the Jerusalem area on Friday for the first time in four years. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistan Estimates Drug Abuser 4 mil.
A Pakistani drug addict injects himself with heroin in a roadside corner in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 2, 2012. It is estimated that the total number of drug abusers in Pakistan is about four million. But a survey conducted by the United Nations in 2006 shows the total number…
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West Asia
Iran Holds Parliamentary Election
Iranian former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot during the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2012. The Iranian parliamentary elections began on Friday morning with some 48 million eligible voters to choose members of the 290-seat parliament. <Photo: Xinhua/Amir Farhadi> news@theasian.asia
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Chinese Restaurant in Russia Explodes, 7 Wound
Firefighters work at the gas explosion hit Chinese restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 2, 2012. At least eight people were injured on Friday after the gas blast caused fire at the restaurant. <Photo: Xinhua/Valentina Svistukova> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Daily Life in Iran
Pedestrians carrying local bread walk at Azadi (Freedom) Street in Tehran, capital of Iran, March 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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Yemeni Protesters Demand Army Reform
Protesters participate in a demonstration demanding a reform of Yemeni Army after the inauguration of the country’s new President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Decorated Hands of Pakistani Brides
Pakistani brides show their hands decorated with henna on a mass wedding ceremony in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 1, 2012. Around 50 couples participated in a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Welfare Association. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Ulan Bator Holds ‘East Asia 2012 Forum’
Participants attend the Ulan Bator Forum for East Asia 2012 forum in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, March 1, 2012. The two-day forum kicked off on Thursday with the theme of “Resources, Transportation and Environment”. The forum was organized by the Mongolian Development and Research Center, and attracted some 80 experts and…
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South Asia
Hot Water Shortage Leads Afghans to Public Bath
Afghan men bath at a “Hamam” or public bathhouse in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on March 1, 2012. Most local people come to public bathhouse daily in Kabul and across the country. The bathing fee here is some 50 Afghanis (about one U.S. dollar) per person. People come to public…
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