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Nepalese Village Famous For Pottery
A potter carries a newly made clay pot for being dried by sunlight in Thimi on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, July 18, 2012. Thimi, a typical Newari town in the center of Kathmandu Valley, is famous for its pottery. <Xinhua/Sunil Pradhan> news@theasian.asia
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Whole Nation Celebrate Mandela’s 94th Birthday
Children listen to the history of former president Nelson Mandela at the Melville Primary School as they join in celebrations of Mandela’s 94th Birthday in Johannesburg Wednesday, July 18, 2012. People in the country were encouraged to sing “Happy Birthday” for Mandela, affectionately known as “Madiba” at 08h00 local time.…
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Here Comes Frugal Wedding Ceremony
A newly married couple in the western province of Yalova used a forklift as their wedding car on Sunday. Serkan Çiçek, who works as an operator for a private company which rents construction equipment, and Gülsüm Kılıç traveled on a forklift to their marriage ceremony. The couple came to the…
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Symbolic Protest Against U.S. Cheating Of Filipinos
A Filipino woman protester peeps from behind a mask of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a symbolic protest outside the gates of the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The protest aims to symbolize President Aquino and the U.S. of depriving and cheating Filipinos.…
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Flame At Varanasi To Send Loved Ones Soul To Heaven
In this Tuesday, July 10, 2012 photo, funeral pyres burn during cremation at Manikarnika Ghat, on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Devout Hindus believe that cremation of deceased at Manikarnika, one of the oldest and most sacred place for cremation in Varanasi, will send the loved…
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World Top Models Compete In Lebanese Beauty Contest
Participants of the Miss World Next Top Model 2012 beauty pageant perform during the contest in Beirut, Lebanon, late Sunday, July 15, 2012. Thirty-eight models gathered from all over the world to compete in the biggest international event to be held in Lebanon. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Kidnapped Journalists Released In Libya
A Libyan militiaman from Zlitan guards a check point in the desert near the border of Bani Walid in Misrata, Libya, Sunday, July 15, 2012. Tensions between the National Army and the former Gadaffi stronghold of Bani Walid have eased following the release of kidnapped journalists Abdelkader Fusuk and Youssef…
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Australia Permits To Hunt Up To 5.2 Mil. Kangaroos
A hunted kangaroo is carried at a farm in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, July 16, 2012. Australian government allows up to 5.2 million kangaroos and wallabies to be commercially hunted in 2012. <Xinhua/Jin Linpeng> news@theasian.asia
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Russian Youth Enjoy Water Gun Battle
People play with water at the Moscow plaza in St. Petersburg, July 15, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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A Romanian Boy Splashes To Cool Off Heat
A boy enjoys the water in a lake in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Temperatures have reached 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern Romania and authorities have issued a code orange heat warning for the coming days. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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