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Is It Crop Circle? It Must Be Man-Made
MANHATTAN, Kansas – In this photograph released on Sunday, April 1, 2012 by AP Images for Butterfinger, a helicopter catches an aerial view of an unusual crop circle in Manhattan, Kansas. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Is It Weapon or Toy?
NEW DELHI, India — Visitors look at the ‘snake robot’ developed by India’s Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) at the 7th International Land and Naval Defence Systems Exhibition in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 1, 2012. The event, which is a showcase for global defense hardware manufacturers and suppliers,…
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A Dream Come True for Supporters of Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar — Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy supporters cheer after the party’s announcement outside the party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Supporters of Suu Kyi erupted in euphoric cheers Sunday after her party announced that she had won a parliamentary seat in the…
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Waiting for Suu Kyi
YANGON — Supporters of National league of Democracy line the streets as they wait for the arrival of Aung San Suu Kyi, to greet her while she visits to village of Wah Thin Kha, Myanmar, the day before the election, south of Yangon, Saturday, March 31, 2012. On upcoming Sunday,…
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Fire Stunts for ‘Earth Day’
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians perform fire stunts during an event to mark Earth Day in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, March 31, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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“I have Two More Legs on My Back”
Six-legged calf “Lilli” stands on the pasture next to its owner Andreas Knutti, in Weissenburg, Switzerland, Thursday, March 29, 2012. The calf was born seven weeks ago with two additional legs on its back. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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‘Watering of Girls’ as Easter Celebration
HOLLOKO, Hungary — Men pour water at a girl as part of traditional Easter celebrations, during a media presentation in Holloko, 100 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, on March 28, 2012. Holloko, which was inscribed upon the World Heritage List, will celebrate Easter next weekend with the traditional “watering of…
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Who Could Endure This Much Deformation?
This combination of two undated photos provided by the family shows on the left, Fakhra Younus, some time after an acid attack twelve years ago, allegedly carried out by her then-husband, an ex-lawmaker and son of a political powerhouse; and on the right, Younus sometime before the attack. Younus, who…
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Soybean Harvest Season in Brazil
TANGARA DA SERRA, Brazil — Workers use combines to harvest soybeans in Tangara da Serra, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Brazil is the world’s second largest soy producer after the United States and the crop is one of the nation’s principal exports. <Photo: AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Congo Refugee Kids in Uganda
ISINGIRO, Uganda — Refugee children from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sit in front of a tent provided by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Nakivale Refugee Settlement Camp in the southwestern Ugandan district of Isingiro, on March 20, 2012. Decades of gun fire, mass massacres, and rapes…
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