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South East Asia
Filipino devotees make the Stations of Cross as a religious rite during Holy Week
Filipino devotees make the Stations of the Cross as they carry wooden crosses at the Philippine Center of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in suburban Quezon city, east of Manila, Philippines. Devotees practice different religious rites during the Holy Week in this predominantly Roman Catholic country.…
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South East Asia
Muslim people protest against Mass Organizations Bill in Jakarta
People of muslim organizations protest against Mass Organizations bill in front of the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 28, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri Sanovri>
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West Asia
Catholic clergy take part at Washing of Feet ceremony at church in Jerusalem
Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles as they take part in a procession at the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City during Holy Week on March 28, 2013. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the…
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South Asia
Hindu devotees stage Huranga game between men and women at a temple near Mathura, India
Devotees play “Huranga” at Dauji temple near Mathura, India, March 28, 2013. Huranga is a game between men and women a day after Holi festival (the festival of colors). <Xinhua/NEWSis/Stringer>
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West Asia
Women hold pictures of those killed in a botched raid by Turkish military jet in 2011
A woman throws her ID card as family members of 34 Turkish Kurdish civilians who were killed in Dec. 2011 in a botched raid in Uludere at Turkey-Iraq border by Turkish military jets that mistook the group for Kurdish rebels based in Iraq, hold their pictures as they stage a…
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South East Asia
People visit war museum in Hanoi on 40th anniversary of American troop withdrawal from Vietnam
Visitors to the Vietnam Military History Museum walk around the remains of an American fighter jet that was shot down or crashed close to Hanoi during the Vietnam War on Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Friday, March 29, is the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of American combat…
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South East Asia
A boy sells flowers at a pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
A boy sells fresh flowers to Buddhist devotees at Mahamyatmuni pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar, Thursday, March 28, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Gemunu Amarasinghe>
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West Asia
Afghan female students take water from a pump at school in Balkh
Afghan girls student take water from a water pump at a school in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Azorda>
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East Asia
Chinese vice president receives delegation of Int’l Women’s Forum in Beijing
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (5th L, front) meets with a delegation of the International Women’s Forum headed by its president Deedee Corradini, in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Pang Xinglei>
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East Asia
NK’s effort to block defectors pays off
Where have all the NK refugees gone? In late February, I was travelling in an area which should be frequently visited by any serious North Korean watcher – the parts of China in the vicinity of the North Korean border, the Yanbian autonomous region in particular. In the past many…
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