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New Zealand Christchurch, 5.9 Earthquake
A house is seen damaged after a swarm of earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dec. 23, 2011. New Zealand’s earthquake- battered second city of Christchurch was shaken by a series of tremors Friday with four measuring at least magnitude 5 on the Richter scale. <Photo: Xinhua/Pam Johnson> news@theasian.asia
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Egyptians Protest against Ruling Military Council
Egyptian protestors chant slogans against the ruling military council while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, capital of Egypt, Dec. 23, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Nasser Nouri> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syria Suicide Attack, Killed 40
Bystanders and ambulance workers carry bodies of the suicide attack victims in central Damascus, Syria, Dec. 23, 2011. Two suicide bombers blasted two security centers in central Damascus Friday, leaving at least 40 people dead and over 150 others injured, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi told Xinhua. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia…
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East Asia
Polish President Visits ‘Great Wall’
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (R) visits the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ye> news@theasian.asia
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Iraq, Back-to-Back Explosion···57 Killed
Iraqi armored vehicles partol around one of the blast sites in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Dec. 22, 2011. The death toll from spate of bomb attacks which ripped through Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Thursday morning rose to 57 and 176 people wounded, a Health Ministry source said. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang…
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East Asia
NK Children’re Crying for Kim Children mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
P’yang, Filled with Wailing People People mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. (Xinhua/KCNA) (zcc)
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East Asia
HK, Exceeds 40 Millionth Visitor this Year
Nancy Ryan (C) from the United States, the 40 millionth visitor to Hong Kong this year, receives gifts from James Tien Pei-Chun (L), Chairman of Hong Kong Tourism Board, in a welcoming ceremony in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 21, 2011. Nancy Ryan was named as the 40 millionth visitor…
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Syrians Show their Support for al-Assad
A man waves a Syrian national flag during a rally at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 21, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians flocked the Umayyad Square in the capital of Damascus Wednesday to renew their support for President Bashar al-Assad who is facing mounting calls from the…
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Central Asia
Russia Blastoff Soyuz with 3 Astronauts
Photo released by NASA shows astronauts waving goodbye from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2011. A Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off from Russia’s launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/NASA> news@theasian.asia
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