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South East Asia
More than 1000 dead in monsoon flooding in northern India
An Indian man crosses over a swollen river with the help of a rope in Govindghat, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bad weather hampered efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, where at least 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and…
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East Asia
‘Super moon’ rises over Singapore’s Bay Garden clearing from haze
A full moon sets behind a building of the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2013. The moon looks 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual on Sunday. The scientific term for the phenomenon is “perigee moon”, but it is also known as a “super…
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West Asia
Suicide car bomb attack kills 8 people in Damascus, Syria
Suicide bombers targeted security compounds in Damascus and a car bomb exploded in a pro-regime district there Sunday, killing at least eight people, the latest in a surge of civil war violence in the capital. In northern Syria, a car bomb killed 12 soldiers in Aleppo, according to the Britain-based…
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East Asia
Japan’s ruling party makes big gains in Tokyo metropolitan assembly election
Japan’s ruling party on Monday welcomed its sweeping gains in a Tokyo assembly election that was closely watched as an indicator of how the country’s major parties will fare in parliamentary polls next month. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party became the largest single bloc after winning nearly half of the…
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East Asia
Hong Kong allows whistle-blower Snowden to go for third country
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden – an admitted leaker of state secrets – was expected to fly from Moscow to Cuba and Venezuela en route to possible asylum in Ecuador. Snowden, also a former CIA technician, fled Hong Kong on Sunday to dodge U.S. efforts to extradite him…
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South Asia
Indian women pray for longetivity of their husbands at Vat Savitri festival
Hindu married women perform rituals around a Banyan tree during the festival of Vat Savitri in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Vat Savitri is celebrated on a full moon day where women tie cotton threads around a banyan tree and pray for the longevity of their husbands. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ajit…
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South East Asia
Thai demonstrators hold masks to protest against gov’t corruption
Anti-government demonstrators hold a mask during a rally Sunday, June 23, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. A few thousands of demonstrators took part in the rally to show their resistance against the government accused of ravishingly spending the tax money just to win popularity. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit> Anti-government demonstrators march through…
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New window on Asia ‘Magazine N’ launched
As our world shrinks and the globe turns toward Asia, the AJA Media & Culture Co. Ltd launches Magazine N, a monthly print publication, in affiliation with the Asia Journalist Association and its online media, The AsiaN, on June 25. With professional writers and veteran journalists from the Asia Journalist…
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West Asia
Lebanese protesters slam extension of parliament’s term by 1 and 1/2 years
Lebanese demonstrators have clashed with police in downtown Beirut during a protest against the extension of parliament’s term earlier this month. Last month, the 128-member parliament extended its term by a year and a half, skipping scheduled elections because of deteriorating security conditions in the country related to the war…
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South Asia
Hundreds dead, 50 thousands still stranded from floods in northern India
Indian government Thursday intensified rescue and relief operations in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where hundreds are believed to have been killed by a massive flooding caused by an early monsoon, said government officials. Hundreds of pilgrims were evacuated by choppers from a 1,000- year-old old Hindu holy site, the…
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