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East Asia
Chinese President Xi puts on traditional bamboo hat in Hainan Province
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) puts on a bamboo hat given by local residents of Li ethnic group during his visit to a rose farm at Yalong Bay in Sanya City, south China’s Hainan Province, April 9, 2013. Xi Jinping made an inspection tour to Hainan Province from April 8…
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South Asia
German Chancellor Merkel welcomes India PM Singh in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. <AP Photo/Markus Schreiber>
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West Asia
Syrian children play with toys at new refugee camp in Jordan
Syrian refugee children play toys given by members of the UAE Red Crescent after their arrival at the new Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, 20 km east of the city of Zarqa, Jordan, on April 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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South Asia
Pakistani intermediate range ballistic missile launched
This handout photo released by the Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) office on April 10, 2013, shows a Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 Weapon System launched from an undisclosed location in Pakistan. Pakistan on Wednesday successfully launched the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, which can carry nuclear warheads,…
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South Asia
Nepalese Hindu devotees celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival
Nepalese Hindu devotees pull an ancient chariot containing depictions of Bhairava and Bhadrakali around the city as they celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. During the festival, also regarded as New Year festival, images of the god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are…
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West Asia
Palestinians work on Qatar-funded road in Gaza City
In this Monday, April 8, 2013 photo, Palestinians work on a Qatar-funded road in Gaza City. The newly re-elected leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, is expected to strengthen ties with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in his next four-year term. <AP Photo/Hatem Moussa>
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South Asia
Nepalese people drag killed leopard that injured 15 locals
Nepalese people drag a dead leopard that attacked locals at Gothatar, Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. According to reports, the leopard injured 15 people, including three policemen and two officials from the Department of Forest. The leopard was later killed with the help of Nepalese policemen and local media…
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East Asia
A S. Korean soldier patrols barricaded border village of Panmunjom
A South Korean army soldier walks at barricaded Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with…
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NK bellicose rhetoric defers arrival of spring
Spring has apparently come as it is already the second week of April, but nobody really feels like it has. It may be because of the drastic temperature fluctuation between day and night. However, it seems that the lingering cold is not all that makes people feel the unseasonal chill…
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China’s growth forecast higher at 8.2%
Robust recovery of China and India boosts growth in ASEAN countries Economic Growth in emerging Asia is expected to show robust expansion this year, thanks to a recovery in big economies including China and India, but capital inflows will continue to pressure currencies, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB’s…
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