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East Asia
Chinese Founding Anniversary Celebrated In Hague, Netherlands
Chinese Charges d’Affairs ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands Zhang Jinxiong speaks at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Hague, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Pan Zhi> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Army Snipers Aim To Kill Innocent People
A Syrian man, left, is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Syrian man is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital…
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South Asia
Indian Students Protest Demanding Creation Of A New State
Indian student throws stones towards policemen during a protest demanding the creation of a new state of Telangana, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The protesters demanded that the new state of Telangana be carved from the existing Andhra Pradesh state. Indian police fire tear gas…
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East Asia
Golden River Bridge Leading To Forbidden City Cordoned Off
A paramilitary policeman sets up a line to cordon off the Golden River Bridge, a main entrance to the Forbidden City, in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the Tiananmen Gate read “Long Live’, near to a portrait of the late…
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World
An Israeli Woman Remembers Her Son Killed In Yom Kippur War
The mother of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 visits his tomb at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Sept. 27, 2012. The war broke out when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Oct. 6, 1973, the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day…
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West Asia
Hillary Meets With Israeli Premier Netanyahu In New York
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before a meeting at the Regency hotel, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. <AP Photo/John Minchillo> news@theasian.asia
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Column
Folk Dancers Celebrate World Tourism Day In Rajasthan, India
Folk dancers perform during a procession on the occasion of the World Tourism Day in Rajasthan, India, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Stringer> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi Addresses Before Students Of Havard University
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi smiles prior to an address at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. <AP Photo/Charles Krupa> news@theasian.asia
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Society
Top Seoul educator loses job
Supreme Court upholds conviction on liberal administrator Seoul’s top educator Kwak No-hyun was stripped of his post Thursday immediately after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for bribery and a one-year jail sentence. Seoul residents will vote to choose Kwak’s successor on Dec. 19, the same day as the presidential…
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Society
57-year-old woman gives birth to twins
A 57-year-old woman gave birth to twins, Wednesday, becoming the oldest new mother. Seoul’s Asan Medical Center announced that the new mother, surnamed Park, gave birth to fraternal twins through a Caesarean section Thursday morning. The babies are both very healthy, according to the hospital. Professor Kim Ahm at the…
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