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South Asia
U.S., NATO Resume Supplies To Afghanistan Via Pakistan
A Pakistani border guard gives the “OK” signal to Afghanistan-bound NATO trucks to enter in eastern Afghanistan through the Torkham border post in Pakistan on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The supplies to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan resumed after a seven-month long closure of the supply routes by Pakistan.…
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A Romanian Boy Splashes To Cool Off Heat
A boy enjoys the water in a lake in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Temperatures have reached 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern Romania and authorities have issued a code orange heat warning for the coming days. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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World
Egyptian President In Saudi To Emphasize Close Ties
In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, center, prays close to tomb of Prophet Mohammed at the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, in the Saudi holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Egypt’s Islamist president flew to Saudi…
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Culture
A Boy Steals Show In Mongolian Sports Festival
A Mongolian boy in costume runs past a member of guard of honor during the Naadam Festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Mongolians celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan’s march to world conquest on July 11 with the annual sports festival featuring traditional Mongolian events including wrestling,…
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West Asia
A Bear Enjoys Frozen Food At Zoo In Israel
A Syrian brown bear eats an ice block of frozen fruits, vegetables and fish to cool off from the heat at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Temperatures in Tel Aviv reached as high as 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit). <AP/Ariel Schalit> news@theasian.asia
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Polar Adventure Highlights HK Ocean Park
Penguins swim in the newly-opened Polar Adventure at the Ocean Park, a tourist attraction in Hong Kong Thursday, July 12, 2012. The theme park said it launched Asia’s first themed area integrating presentations of Arctic and Antarctic animals, including penguins, walruses, spotted seals, sea lions, snowy owls and arctic…
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Philippine Park Lit By LED For Power Consumption
Filipino workers attach LED lights on a post at Manila’s Rizal Park, Philippines on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The switch from regular bulb to LED on the park’s 800 lampposts is part of the Department of Tourism’s project to reduce the park’s electric consumption by 50 percent and make it…
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Beginning Of Monsoon Season In India
Women sit under a plastic sheet to shelter themselves from the rain in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Sri Lankan Journalists Stand Up For Media Freedom
Sri Lankan journalists stage a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12, 2012. Sri Lanka’s government has made registration of news websites mandatory despite protests that the move would result in curbing media freedom. <Xinhua/Pushpika Karunaratne> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
‘Being Legless Is Nothing But Inconvenient’
Legless man Chen Zhou poses to celebrate reaching the Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain in central China’s Henan Province, July 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan of Shandong Province on Thursday climbed by arms to the top of the Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain in seven hours.…
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