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West Asia
Growing Number Of Syrians Under Treatment At Hospitals Due To Gov’t Airstrike
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 photo, the bed of a Syrian patient, not pictured, at an intensive care unit of a hospital is seen in the village of Atmeh, Syria. In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 photo, Syrian patients lie in their beds at an intensive care unit of…
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Society
Rituals Performed By Shamans In Hope Of Preventing Apocalyptic Mayan Prediction
Peruvian shamans perform a ritual against the alleged 2012 apocalyptic Mayan prediction in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The supposed 5 a.m. Friday doomsday hour had already arrived in several parts of the world with no sign of the apocalypse. The social network Imgur posted photos of clocks turning…
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South East Asia
Stone Jars Found In Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Attract Tourists
Tourist take photos of the stone jar in Phonsavan, capital of Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Dec. 19, 2012. The stone jars appear in clusters, ranging from a single one or a few to several hundred jars. They were made from the granite, the marble, the sand stone or the limestone.…
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West Asia
Afghan Soldiers Donate Bags And Blankets For Displaced Students At A School
Afghan military officials count students at a school in Qarghaye, Laghman province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Afghan military officers donated school bags, notebooks, child blankets, tea pots to over 120 internally displaced students and 8 teachers of a school in Laghman province. The process of taking…
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East Asia
Appreciation Meeting On Works Of Tanga Art Held In Beijing
Visitors watch the works of Tangka Art during an appreciation meeting held in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 19, 2012. The appreciation meeting, with the participation of numerous experts explaining the displayed some 60 works of Tangka Art on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Wang Yongji>
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Central Asia
CSTO Summit Held In Moscow, Russia
Attendees of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit pose for a group photo in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 19, 2012. The CSTO summit was held here Wednesday, where Russian President Vladimir Putin said the CSTO should work out a pattern of practical actions in Afghanistan. Founded in 2002, the CSTO…
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South Asia
Indian Women Protest Against Rampant Violence Against Women
Indian women, members of Common Man’s Party, shout slogans during a protest outside the residence of Delhi state government Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The alleged hours-long gang-rape and near fatal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi triggered…
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East Asia
Meeting Of U.S.-China Joint Commission On Commerce And Trade Opens In Washington D.C.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (4th L back), together with Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank (4th R back) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (3rd R back), attends a signing ceremony of the 23rd Session of China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), in Washington D.C., the United…
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West Asia
Israeli Soldiers Stand Guard Against Palestinians Who Prostested For A Prisoner On Hunger Strike
Israeli soldiers stand guard during clashes with Palestinian protestors in the neighbourhood of Issawiya near Jerusalem on Dec. 19, 2012. Palestinians Wednesday demonstrated in solidarity with Samer Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail and on hunger strike since August 1. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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