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Society
EU commissioner meets with opposition, majority faction leaders in Kiev, Ukraine
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule attends a meeting with opposition and majority faction leaders in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on Feb, 7, 2013. Stefan Fule is on a two-day visit to Ukraine. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sergey Starostenko>
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West Asia
Assassination of a leftist politician throws Tunisia into a political chaos
A family flees tear gas during a demonstration in Tunis, Thursday, Feb.7, 2013. The Islamist party dominating Tunisia’s ruling coalition on Thursday rejected its own prime minister’s decision to form a non-partisan technocratic government to try to appease critics, signaling that the political crisis brought on by the assassination of…
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South East Asia
Firefighters extinguish fire in west Jakarta that affected 2,284 residents
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at Duri Selatan, Tambora, west Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 7, 2013. About 70 tenements were burnt in the fire, affecting 2,284 residents, according to Isnawa Adji, Head of the Subdistrict of Tambora. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri Sanovri>
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East Asia
Chinese Art performers prepare gala show to celebrate lunar New Year in Stockholm
Performers from China’s Jiangsu Overseas Chinese Art Group prepare before a gala to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Yinan>
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West Asia
Israel deploys Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system along its border with Syria
A third battery of Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system is seen near Tiberias, north Israel, on Feb. 6, 2013. The Israeli Air Force deployed a third battery of the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system in northern Israel on Tuesday amid heightened tensions along the country’s border with Syria, local media…
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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi greets his Iranian counterpart Ahmadinejad in Cairo
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) greets Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Feb. 6, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urged Wednesday all Syrian opposition factions to unite to solve the Syrian crisis. A handout…
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South Asia
Afghan refugee girls play cheerfully in a field on outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
Afghan refugee girls play next to a puddle of rain in a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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Central Asia
Putin inspects Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Sochi, part of 2014 Winter Olympic venues
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, listen to Interros Investment Company President Vladimir Potanin, as he visits the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Rosa Khutor outside the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Putin on Wednesday toured parts of the Olympic mountain cluster, which will host…
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South East Asia
Indonesian gov’t to focus efforts for developing chemical and steel products
A worker walks between rolls of steel at PT. Krakatau Steel, Banten Province, Indonesia, Feb. 6, 2013. A senior official at Indonesian Industry ministry said on Jan. 31 that the government would focus efforts in developing upstream industry for basic chemicals and steel products following significant contribution of the two…
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