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Bangladeshi people demand death penalty for Islamic party leader sentenced to life in prison recently

Bangladeshi people take out a torch rally demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami, leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb.6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life in prison in a series of killings during the country’s 1971 independence war. Bangla…
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Central Asia

Imitation of crown mounted with 110,000 diamonds unveiled in St. Petersburg

Imitation of the crown of Russian Empress Catherine II mounted with 110,000 diamonds is unveiled at the International Jewellery Exhibition in St. Peterburg, Russia, on Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Zmeyev>
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West Asia

Egyptian women denounce sexual violence targeting female protesters in Cairo

Egyptian women gather to denounce sexual violence and harassment against women in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt’s female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. Amnesty International said statements from victims show that the assaults follow…
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West Asia

Bahraini people protest against the nation’s monarchy in Diraz, near Manama

Bahraini anti-government protesters, waving and wearing national flags, participate in a march in Diraz, Bahrain, just west of the capital of Manama, on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The theme of the march, written on sign at top, is “impossible for us to turn back.” Headband on woman at center reads:…
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West Asia

Azzam’s Paintings Reveal Syrian Horrors

Tammam Azzam uses iconic paintings to depict the Syrian revolution Ever since the Syrian revolution started in March 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Commission counted over 60,000 people has been killed so far. The photographers also made a record of these events with their powerful photographs, it’s used as…
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West Asia

Mr. President, please stop giving people any order

When he tries to ban, he fails. The banner the man is holding says “The people want more banning”. In reference to the current events in Egypt where president Morsi tries to ban people from going out in certain cities, and people defy his orders.
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East Asia

‘The AsiaN’ Makes Its Debut on Turkish Mag

▶Link The AsiaN, the Internet news portal covering diverse Asian issues, made its debut on a recent issue of Turkish bi-monthly magazine Cihan Dergi published by Cihan News Agency. The title of the article by Alpago Sinasi, correspondent for Cihan News Agency in Korea says “through The AsianN network, we…
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West Asia

[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ③

[3] Crossing the doorstep of the Orchard villa on my way out, I looked for the driver who was waiting on the paved road. As he saw me he threw the cigarette but conspicuously perhaps to show me that he did that for my sake. As soon as we sat…
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Central Asia

A woman walks snow-covered park with her kid in Moscow

A woman walks in a park with her kid in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A heavy snowfall hit Moscow on Sunday. Ducks can be seen in a park in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Feb. 5, 2013. A man cleans snow from the roof of his…
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Central Asia

People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea

A People walk through a snow-covered street in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon>
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