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Myanmar gov’t vows to ensure safe return of refugees to home villages
SITTWAY, MYANMAR June 15 (Xinhua) — Myanmar government has vowed to bring security back to riot-hit villages scattered in western ethnic Rakhine state to ensure the safe return of local villagers who fled the riot and sought shelter in refugee camps. In an inspection tour to Maungtaw Thursday, which was…
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Nike’s Turbospeed Suit For US Track & Field Team
This product illustration released by Nike shows a Turbospeed suit, the official apparel for the USA Track & Field team for the London Summer Olympics. U.S. Olympic track and field athletes will wear the uniforms at the London Olympics that Nike says could shave up to 0.023 seconds off 100-meter…
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Oil Price Slips
Motorists pump gas under a sign displaying $2.99 for unleaded regular gasoline at a station in North Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, June 13, 2012. The price of oil slipped closer to $83 a barrel Wednesday amid speculation OPEC will leave its production quotas unchanged at this week’s meeting to avoid…
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Yemeni Soldiers In High Alert In Case Of Terrorist Attacks
Yemeni soldiers are seen on a street in Sanaa on June 13, 2012. The Yemeni authority has enhanced security forces in the capital on Wednesday in case of terrorist attacks, following the Yemeni army took control of two al-Qaida strongholds, Jaar and Zinjibar in southern Yemen one day ago. Yemeni…
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Myanmar Refugees Cry: “Where Should We Go”
A Rohingya Muslim man who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as he pleads from a boat after he and others were intercepted by Bangladeshi border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Bangladesh has turned back more than 1,500 refugees in recent days, officials said…
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Rohginya Muslims In Myanmar Escape To Bangladesh
A Rohingya Muslim family who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence sits at a shelter provided by local people in Taknaf, Bangladesh, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Bangladesh on Tuesday turned away three boats carrying 1,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, bringing to 1,500 the number of…
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Yemeni Troops Jubilate After Routing Al-Qaida
In this handout photo provided by the Yemen Defense Ministry, Yemeni army soldiers and tribesmen loyal to the army celebrate after they retook the city of Zinjibar from al-Qaida militants, in the city of Zinjibar, Yemen, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Yemeni troops backed by armed tribesmen routed al-Qaida on Tuesday…
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Protest By Spainish Miners Looks Like Waging A War
Miners launch handmade rockets to riot police officers, unseen, during clashes following a demonstration after blocking a motorway in Campomanes, Oviedo, Spain, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at over 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action…
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Apple’s New Software iOS 6 Unveils
Scott Forstall, Apple’s senior vice president of iOS Software, talks about features for the new iOS 6 software, including the new Passbook application, during the Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2012. New iPhone and Mac software and updated Mac computers were among the highlights Monday at…
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Libya Assembly Election To Be Postponed
Nuri Alabbar, spokesman of Libya’s electoral committee, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, June 10, 2012. Libya’s electoral committee announced Sunday that the forthcoming constituent assembly elections, originally set to be held later this month, are to be postponed to July 7. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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