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East Asia
South Korean vehicles head for NK city of Kaesong amid rising tension between the two sides
South Korean army soldiers walk as vehicles wait to head to the North Korean city of Kaesong at the customs, immigration and quarantine office in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom, Monday, April 1, 2013. North Korea warned South Korea on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had…
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East Asia
China expands influence in Africa on the back of Xi Jinping’s trip
China is set to enhance its fast expanding political influence in Africa by taking a pro-active role in mediating disputes in the resource-rich continent as new Chinese PresidentXi Jinping returned home from a high-profile African tour. While Xi has committed billions of dollars in assistance on his tour to Tanzania,…
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West Asia
Afghan children enjoy at a makeshift merry-go-round next to a cemetery in Kabul
Afghan children enjoy a ride on a makeshift merry-go-around next to a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. An Afghan girl rests after fetching water for her home on a tombstone at a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ahmad Jamshid>
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West Asia
Moroccan unionists march through capital Rabat chanting fall of the gov’t
Moroccan union members chant for the fall of the government as thousands of labor union activists marched through Morocco’s capital Rabat Sunday March 31, 2013. The banner in Arabic reads “Benkirane you take us to the precipice” in reference of the Moroccan Prime Minister. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Abdeljalil Bounhar>
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South East Asia
Tourists smear their faces with colored powder to celebrate Hindu festival of Holi
Tourists, faces smeared with colored powder, pose for a photo during a religious spring festival Holi in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and water at each other. Teenagers, faces smeared with colored powder, take a…
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Central Asia
“Car Free Day” event held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
People ride bicycles to participate in the “Car Free Day” event in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, March 31, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Shi Yongchun>
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South Asia
Indians attend World Hindu Council’s meeting for building a Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Indian Hindus raise their hands as they attend Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) or World Hindu Council’s meeting in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The VHP organized the meeting Sunday as part of restarting it’s campaign for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Placard reads, “Hindu Ahead.” <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ajit…
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West Asia
Egyptian activists denounce the gov’t for having escalated intimidation of critics
Egyptian activists shout anti-Muslim brotherhood slogans in front of Egypt’s state prosecutors office in support of popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, as Youssef, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the…
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West Asia
Palestinian President reviews honor guards upon his arrival in Amman, Jordan
King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, reviews honor guards after his arrival at the Royal Palace to meet with Kind Abdullah II, unseen, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, March…
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South East Asia
Journalists in Myanmar have become freer than before under the gov’t reform process
Journalists work in the newsroom of The Voice daily newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able…
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