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West Asia
An Egyptian vendor feeds sheep for sale
In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 photo, an Egyptian street vendor feeds his sheep that are offered for sale in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt has been increasingly knocking on doors around the world seeking billions to fill rapidly draining coffers. But not everyone is eager to give, and economists fear that…
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South Asia
Indian people surrounding warrior god idol celebrate eunuch festival
In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Indian eunuchs interact with each other after they dress to travel to Koovagam for the eunuch festival, in Vilupuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Eunuchs from all over India gather in this village to re-enact a story adopted from the…
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West Asia
A worker unloads salt blocks from truck in northern Afghanistan
An Afghan man unloads blocks of salt from a truck in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, on April 22, 2013. An Afghan man works at a salt factory in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, on April 22, 2013. Afghan men work at a salt factory in Afghanistan’s northern province of…
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South East Asia
A vendor sells handicrafts at market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A vendor makes handicrafts at a market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, April 23, 2013. Negara Brunei Darussalam, officially the Nation of Brunei, is a tiny Southeast Asian country you can barely spot on a map. Regardless its tiny territory and small population, Brunei is often trotted out as an…
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South Asia
A monk walks inside Buddhist monastery in Dratshang, Bhutan
Monks carry a wooden box outside a Buddhist monastery in Dratshang, Bhutan, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Known by its people as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan’s snowcapped peaks and mountainside monasteries have long intrigued Westerners in search of a Buddhist nirvana. A Monk walks inside a Buddhist monastery…
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South East Asia
“Venice of the East” – World’s largest water village in Brunei
Photo taken on April 24, 2013 shows a mosque in the Water Village in Brunei’s capital city Bandar Seri Begawan. Dubbed as Venice of the East and situated along the Brunei River, Kampong Ayer is the world’s largest water village, sheltering about 30,000 inhabitants. It covers an area of 2.6…
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South Asia
Afghan refugees shear wool off the sheep in suburban Islamabad
A Afghan refugee man holds a sheep while another uses a scissor to shear the wool off the sheep, in a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 22, 2013. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according…
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Central Asia
A Russian bartender makes cocktail during International Pub Festival
A bartender mixes a glass of cocktail for visitors during the International Pub Festival in Moscow, capital of Russia, on April 23, 2013. The three-day pub festival, which includes pub appliance show and competitions for bartenders and hookah, kicked off on Tuesday in Moscow. A staff (L) smokes hookah during…
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East Asia
Chinese villagers plough fields at pig farm demolished for clean water
Villagers plough the fields at the site of a pig farm after it was demolished at Liujin Village of Dahu Township in Fuzhou City, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province. As an effort to clean the water source, the neighboring livestock and poultry farms have been relocated or demolished. Villagers…
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West Asia
An Afghan refugee tailor works at temporary home in suburban Kabul
An Afghan refugee tailor works at her temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 21, 2013. An Afghan refugee child look from window of her temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP Photo/Rahmat Gul>
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