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South East Asia
Visitors watch dolls at World Costumes Dolls Exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur
Visitors watch dolls dressed in Spanish traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, on July 9, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Chong Voon Chung> A visitor takes photos of dolls dressed in Sri Lankan traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July…
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East Asia
Vietnamese, Lao PM attend ceremony for completion of border mark planting
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos on Tuesday hailed the completion of the border marker project, saying it is of great significance in traditional friendship between the two countries. The appreciation was made at the grand ceremony to celebrate the completion of border mark planting held at border gate separating…
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West Asia
Turkish protesters eat food on Ramadan as form of protest on Gezi Park
Thousands of anti-government protesters have broken their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street. As a police water cannon stood watch, the protesters on Tuesday laid newspapers and table cloths on the ground along Istiklal street for a…
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West Asia
Egyptian interim President Mansour appoints ex-finance minister as new PM
Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour appointed Tuesday ex-finance minister Hazem al-Beblawi as prime minister and leading figure of the National Salvation Front (NSF) Mohamed ElBaradei as vice president for foreign affairs in the transitional government. Al-Beblawi served as the finance minister in the cabinet of former prime minister Essam Sharaf,…
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South East Asia
Ramadan, holy month for hundreds of millions of Muslims starts on July 9
Indonesian muslim perform first Tarawih pray in the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 9, 2013. The first tarawih pray marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for local Muslims to fast during the month ahead. Indonesian government has set the first fasting on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri…
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West Asia
Scrutinizing architectural elements of mosques
Editor’s note: On July 9 this year, hundreds of millions of Muslims are celebrating the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. For this occasion, Dr. Khalid Azab, an Egyptian writer who works as a media director at Alexandria Bibliotheca, Egypt tells about the architectural elements of mosques. Teachings of the Prophet…
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West Asia
Turkish authorities stop protesters from entering reopened Gezi park
An Istanbul park that was at the center of weeks of anti-government demonstrations opened for a few hours Monday, but Turkish authorities quickly closed it and fired a water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters heading to the area for a planned rally. The attack – the second…
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West Asia
Egyptian security forces fire at supporters of ousted President Morsi
Egypt was rocked Monday by the deadliest day since its Islamist president was toppled by the military, with more than 50 of his supporters killed by security forces as the country’s top Muslim cleric raised the specter of civil war. The military found itself on the defensive after the bloodshed,…
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South Asia
13 dead in 80-year-old, three-story hotel collapse in southern India
At least 13 people have been confirmed dead while 18 others injured in the collapse of a 80- year-old three-story hotel in Secunderabad city in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Monday, a senior police official said. “The death toll has now risen to 13. All the injured have…
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South East Asia
Indian Buddhist devotees protest against explosions around Buddhist temple
The Indian authorities said Monday they have detained a suspect in the multiple terror attacks that rocked a world famous Buddhist temple in the eastern state of Bihar Sunday, injuring at least five people, including two Tibetan monks. Investigators have also released the close circuit television footage of the blasts…
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