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East Asia
Japanese PM Noda Announces Lineup Of His New Cabinet
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attends a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 1, 2012. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda unveiled the new Cabinet lineup here on Monday after accepting the ministers’ resignation en masse earlier in the day. (Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki) news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippine Politicians Declare Their Candidacy For 2013 Elections
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III speaks during the proclamation rally for the administration candidates for the 2013 elections in San Juan City, the Philippines, Oct. 1, 2012. Politicians will declare their candidacy for the 18,053 local and national posts in government from Oct. 1 to 5. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) Philippine…
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East Asia
Top Chinese Leaders Remember People’s Heroes
Members of the honor guard present flower baskets to the Monument to the People’s Heroes during a ceremony attended by representatives from all walks of life at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2012, the National Day of China. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu…
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South East Asia
People Enjoy Car Free Day With Soap Bubble Making On Streets In Jakarta
A mother and her child play with soap bubbles during Car Free Day at Bundaran HI in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2012. A man makes soap bubbles during Car Free Day at Bundaran HI in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2012. A colourful soap bubble is seen flying in the sky…
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Culture
Hindu Devotees Carry Idol Of Hindu God To Sea During Festival
Devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sept. 29, 2012. Devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha through the streets for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the…
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West Asia
Palestinians Protest Against Expansion Of Jewish Settlements
Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements of Kafr Qadomem near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Sept. 29, 2012. A Palestinian protester tries to block the road by stones during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements of…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Continue Rally Against U.S. Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani demonstrators shout slogan during a protest rally against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sept. 29, 2012. Thousands marched in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Saturday against the anti-Islam movie made in the United States, which has sparked protests in the Muslim…
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West Asia
Week Of Defense To Remember Iran-Iraq War Observed In Tehran
A woman walks past Iranian missiles during an exhibition to mark the Week of Defense, which is held to commemorate Iranian sacrifices during the eight-year Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s, in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Sept. 28, 2012. Iranian children sit on a tank during an exhibition to mark…
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World
Libyans Call For Creation Of National Army, Police
Libyans hold placards during a protest against the presence of militias and in support of the formation of a national army and police in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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