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World
Tripartite Dispute Flares Up Over Extradition Of Azerbaijani Soldier
BUDAPEST — Hungarians protest against the government’s extradition of Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani soldier convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen Margaryan in 2004, in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on Sept. 4, 2012. Safarov was given a life sentence by a Hungarian court in 2006. Upon his return…
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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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World
Chinese President Hu Greets Hillary In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Vice Premiers Of China, Ethiopia Get Together
Chinese Vice Premier and Special Envoy Hui Liangyu, left, meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 3, 2012. The meeting took place following Ethiopia’s state funeral service for the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday, which a high-level Chinese delegation led…
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East Asia
Chinese Youngsters Compete At Street Snap Competition
Stylist Han Huohuo (R) and emcee Linda attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street…
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Business
Chinese Delegates Attend APEC Ministerial Meeting In Russia
Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu (front L) and Assistant Minister of Commerce Yu Jianhua (front R) attend the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, in Vladivostok of Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. The two-day meeting kicked off here Wednesday. <Xinhua=Jiang Kehong> news@theasian.asia
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World
Sellal Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Algeria
Undated file photo shows Abdelmalek Sellal, who was appointed as Algeria’s new prime minister on Sept. 3, 2012. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday appointed former Minister of Water Resources Abdelmalek Sellal as prime minister to succeed Ahmed Ouyahia, according to a statement revealed by the President Office. Undated file…
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West Asia
A U.S. Congressman In Trouble Over Illegal Donation From Israeli Rabbi
In this July 11, 2011 file photo, a man kisses the hand of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto at a wedding in Lod, central Israel. In the fall of 2009, when future U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm announced his run for congress, he sorely needed a rainmaker who could get the dollars flowing…
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World
Latest Comis Series Featuring Arab-American Superhero
This image provided by DC Comics via Bender/Helper Impact shows the November 2012 cover of the latest Green Lantern series featuring the character Simon Baz, DC Comics most prominent Arab-American superhero and the first to wear a Green Lantern ring. The character and creator share Lebanese ancestry and hail from…
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