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West Asia
Jordanian Protesters Stage Rally Against A Rise In Fuel Prices In Downtown Amman
Jordanian policemen prepare to disperse protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices in downtown Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Hundreds of Jordanians chanted slogans against the king and threw stones at riot police as they protested in several cities for a second…
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South Asia
Inidan Woman Sprinter Who Won Women’s Relay In 2006 Asiad Found To Be Man, Charged With Raping
In this July 11, 2012 photograph, Indian sprinter Pinki Pramanik smiles in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal state, India. Indian authorities investigating a rape case say Pramanik who won a women’s relay gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games is actually a man. Police charged the Indian sprinter on…
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West Asia
Colorfully Decorated Dhows In Display On Occasion Of Traditional Dhow Festival In Doha, Qatar
Traditional wooden dhows are seen on display at night at the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 13, 2012. The second annual Traditional Dhow Festival opened here on Tuesday, showcasing over 60 dhows from across the Gulf. Associated with this 5-day event is the Pearl Diving competition. A craftsman…
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West Asia
Syrian Air Force Bombs Rebel-Held Region Near Turkish Border For Second Day In A Row
This amateur video provided to AP Video shows billowing smoke in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, as seen from the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Syria’s air force bombed a rebel-held region near the border with Turkey for a second day Tuesday, killing at least one…
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West Asia
Mouaz Al-Khatib, Syrian Muslim Cleric, Elected President Of Newly Formed Syrian Opposition Coalition In Doha
In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 file photo, Muslim cleric Mouaz al-Khatib, poses for a photo after he was elected president of the newly formed Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, in Doha, Qatar. While lacking in political experience, Al-Khatib, the 52-year-old preacher-turned-activist is described by Syrians as a…
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South Asia
Pakistani Hindu Devotees Celebrate Diwali Festival By Decorating Their Homes With Lights, Blasting Firecrackers
A Pakistani Hindu girl holds an earthen lamp while decorating an area of her house to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali, where people decorate their homes with light and set off firecrackers. A Pakistani…
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South East Asia
Number Of Sumatran Tigers Dwindles Rapidly With Fear Of Going Extinct In 21St Century
A Sumatran tiger stands on a tree at a zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. There are only around 250 of the cats left in the wild, compared to about 1,000 in the 1970s, according to the World Wildlife Fund, meaning that the Panthera tigris sumatrae…
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South Asia
Pakistani Paramilitary Vehicle Destroyed By Bomb Planted Roadside In Quetta, Pakistan
A Pakistani soldier stands guard near a damaged paramilitary force’s vehicle at the blast site in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, Nov. 13, 2012. At least two people were killed and about ten others injured when a roadside planted bomb hit a paramilitary force’s vehicle in Quetta on Tuesday afternoon,…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Confont Police By Hurling Petrol Bombs In Muharraq, Bahrain
Riot police seize a crate of petrol bombs prepared by Bahraini anti-government protesters after dispersing participants in a mourning procession for a teenager whose death the opposition blames on police in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. A masked Bahraini anti-government protester carrying petrol bombs confronts riot police firing…
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