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East Asia
Moon Sun-myung, Kim Il-sung Got Together In 1991
In this December, 1991 photo released by Unification Church, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, left, greets North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in North Korea. Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast…
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Lifestyle
Lives Of Various Street Vendors In Thailand
In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, a soft drink vender waits for customers in Bangkok, Thailand. In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, a Thai street food vendor cooks a noodle at in Bangkok, Thailand. In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, a Thai street food…
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East Asia
Children On Their Way To Beijing For Education
Children from Yushu sing in a carriage of a train from Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, to Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2012. A total of 22 children, whose homeland is Yushu of Qinghai Province, took the train back to school in Beijing on Sept. 2,…
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South Asia
Dispute Over Blasphemy On Quran Brought To Court
Rao Abdur Raheem, a lawyer for a Musliam cleric who brought a complaint against a Christian girl for burning a Quran, briefs reporters about a court proceeding in Islamabad, Pakistan Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of Quran in the girl’s bag to make…
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East Asia
Picturesque Scenery Around Yulong River, China
Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2012 shows a view of the Yulong River in Yangshuo County of Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tourists take a raft tour on the Yulong River in Yangshuo County of Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang…
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World
People’s Lives In Slum Region Of Yangon, Myanmar
A girl walks with an umbrella on her way to school while two younger children play in a slum area in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. A boy with tattoos on his arms walks in a slum area in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. A woman holds flowers…
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Politics
Lee consoles late Zenawi’s wife
President Lee Myung-bak expressed his deep condolences over the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a handwritten letter delivered to his grieving wife Azeb Mesfin through Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan. The foreign minister attended the late leader’s funeral Sunday (local time) to console the bereaved family. Meles, who…
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NK’s first lady shows rare pantsuit look
The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was spotted Sunday wearing a pantsuit, a rare scene in the reclusive communist state that has predominantly shown senior female officials wearing skirts in the past. The state-run (North) Korea Central Television released on Sunday several photos taken during Kim’s visit to…
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Business
Hanwha gains strong foothold in Iraq
Bismaya project win-win option for both parties Hanwha Group has rekindled Korea’s building boom in the Middle East with its construction arm successfully gaining a strong foothold in Iraq by winning an order for a mega development project there. In May, Hanwha Engineering and Construction (Hanwha E&C) won an $8…
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Courts slammed for light sentences on sex offenders
Sex offenders often get away with suspended jail terms Judges are under fire for being too lenient with sex offenders by handing down suspended jail sentences. Civic groups are calling on courts to get tougher with sex offenders as part of efforts to crack down and prevent the recurrence of…
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