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South Asia
Indians carry dead body of infamous 5-year-old rape victim
In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013 photo, Indians carry the body of a 5-year-old girl who died at a hospital where she was being treated for injuries after being raped, in Ghansor, Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The girl suffered cardiac arrest and died late Monday at a…
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West Asia
A huge environmental crime in Egypt committed by Qatari LNG carrier
On January 1st, 2009, one of the world’s largest Q-Max LNG carriers was delivered to Nakilat and Qatargas Operating Company Limited at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Okpo shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea. The Nakilat, the Qatar gas transport companyr, owned 263,000 CBM LNG Carrier “Lijmiliya” that…
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Amnesty accuses Sri Lanka of intensifying repression of dissent
The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused the Sri Lankan government of intensifying repression of dissent in institutions such as the media and the judiciary. Amnesty says the sometimes violent crackdown is largely meant to tighten the government’s grip on power and silence criticism of rights violations during…
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West Asia
Israeli settlers protest against deadly attack in West Bank
Israeli security forces guard to prevent possible clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians at Tapuach, a major junction in the northern West Bank in the evening of April 30, 2013, after a Jewish settler was stabbed to death by a Palestinian man here in the morning. Hundreds of Jewish settlers…
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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi meets with Qatari PM Hamad Al bin Jassim Thani
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani in Cairo on April 30, 2013. <Xinhua/Egyptian Presidency>
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West Asia
Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks at Islamic Awakening Conference
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the closing ceremony of the World Conference of Ulama and Islamic Awakening in Tehran, Iran on April 30, 2013. About 700 clerics and scholars from Muslim and non-Muslim countries attended the two-day conference. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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South Asia
Posters look for missing persons in Bangladeshi building collapse
Workers toil in the collapsed garment factory building on Tuesday 30, April, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emergency workers hauling large concrete slabs from a collapsed 8-story building said Tuesday they expect to find many dead bodies when they reach the ground floor, indicating the death toll will be…
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East Asia
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group perform for tourists in Yunnan
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group stage a dance during a performance held for tourists in Bamei Village, Guangnan County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 30, 2013. The county arranged the performance in the hope of displaying local cultural and landscape, and drawing tourists during the three-day May Day holidays. Villagers…
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South Asia
Nepali brick factory laborers take rest on eve of International Labor Day
Laborers take rest as they work at a brick factory on the eve of International Labor Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Nepalese workers affiliated to various trade unions are expected to celebrate the day Wednesday by taking out parades and rallies. A Nepalese laborer…
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South East Asia
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in…
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