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South Asia
Pakistani people work at suicide blast site that killed 11 people
People work at the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on April 16, 2013. At least 11 people including five policemen were killed and 50 others injured as a suicide blast hits a political gathering in Peshawar on Tuesday night, local media reported. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> An injured girl is carried…
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Central Asia
Russians walk past security camera outside Sochi Winter Olympics Park
In this April 6, 2010 file photo, the Luzhniki Stadium which will be the venue of the World Athletics Championship scheduled for August 2013 in Moscow is shown. The organizers of the championship said on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, they will beef up security in the wake of deadly explosions…
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East Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Japanese FM Fumio Kishida
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) poses with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to their meeting at Foreign Ministry’s Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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East Asia
A Fudan Univ. medical student dies after drinking poisoned water
Photo taken on April 16, 2013 shows the entrance to Fudan University’s medical school in Shanghai, east China. Huang Yang, 28, a postgraduate student in the medical school, died Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found…
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South Asia
Pakistani people evacuate building as strong earthquake hits Iran
People evacuate buildings and gather on road as tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran’s border with Pakistan, killing at least…
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West Asia
Yemenis in prison uniforms demand release of Guantanamo prisoners
Yemeni protesters dressed in prison uniforms and in handcuffs attend a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 16, 2013, demanding the release of prisoners held in Guantanamo prison. Around 90 Yemeni nationals are currently held in the Guantanamo prison, making up the largest part…
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West Asia
Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags for return of Palestinian refugees
Arab Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags as they march for the right of return for Palestinian refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel, near the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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West Asia
Sherif Adel: Comics aren’t for kids only
Egyptians are known for their sense of humor, who laughs at almost anything. In many times, this humor is considered a weapon with its own mechanism. That’s what comics and caricature artists do, they put their own ideas and beliefs and ideals into these little dialogue boxes with its unique…
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East Asia
Selling poultry banned in Beijing for fear of widespread bird flu
In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 photo, journalists film a seven-year-old girl, being treated for the H7N9 virus, through a television screen during a news conference at the Ditan Hospital in Beijing. A new case of bird flu in China’s capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding…
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East Asia
Japan’s excess liquidity worries neighbors
Editor’s note: Japan ushered in a new era of economic policy with new governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda at the helm, while Asian neighbors looked on warily. Kuroda came up with plans to unleash a torrent of liquidity designed to wash away decades of Japan’s economic underperformance.…
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