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South East Asia
Young Woman Gang-Raped On A Bus In New Delhi Flown To Mount Elizabeth Hospital In Singapore
An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials…
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East Asia
Shinzo Abe And His New Cabinet Members Attend A Ceremony In Imperial Palace
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, right, walk with other Cabinet members for a group photo session after attending an attestation ceremony for his Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Old-guard veteran…
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South Asia
Thick Fog In Lahore, Pakistan, Paralyzes Traffic To And From The City
People ride bicycles during a foggy day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Dec. 26, 2012. Lahore and its surrounding areas were completely blanketed by thick fog, minimizing visibility and disturbing flight, train and bus schedules, local media reported. <Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed>
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West Asia
Leaders Of Middle East Nations Attend Closing Ceremony Of GCC Summit In Bahrain
From left to right, United Arab Emirates’ Vice President Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Kuwait’s Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, walk to attend the final day of Gulf Cooperation Council GCC…
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East Asia
[Korea Report] Snow fall on Christmas eve enhances festive mood
Adeline Budiman, Indonesian Student who is studying in Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul posted, “Yup it is definitely white Christmas here… May joy and peace flow beautifully like this fallen snow! Merry Christmas!” And another Indonesian Student, Yohana Kurnia Endah, posted a video on Facebook when she…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pemberontak di Thailand Selatan Membunuh 3 Guru
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Human Rights Watch meminta pemberontak separatis di perbatasan provinsi selatan Thailand harus segera mengakhiri semua serangan terhadap guru dan sekolah, pada Senin (17 Desember). Dalam serangan terbaru, pada tanggal 11 Desember 2012, etnis pemberontak Muslim Melayu masuk ke dalam sebuah sekolah di provinsi Pattani…
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East Asia
South Koreans elect first female President
South Koreans have elected their first Female President Park Geun-hye who ran for the presidency from the ruling Saenuri Party. Park won approximately 52% of the votes and ended the race by edging her main opponent from the main opposition Democratic United Party Moon Jae-In. Korean media shot Park’s supporters waiting for her…
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Northeast Asia in turbulence
Incoming 3 leaders share responsibility for peace Leadership changes in the three major countries in Northeast Asia wrapped up last week with the election of Park Geun-hye as South Korea’s first woman president. China’s Xi Jinping took over the fifth-generation leadership and will become the president of the world’s most…
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West Asia
Arab Spring comes to Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait ― Little more than a postage stamp in the Persian Gulf, Kuwait sits in a strategic position and offers a liberal model for other Gulf states. But it faces increasing internal political strife. Although an Islamic monarchy, Kuwait has the Gulf’s oldest elected parliament, most free media,…
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East Asia
Seoul to purchase 4 Global Hawks from US
Korea will purchase four Global Hawk surveillance drones from the United States in a step toward taking the lead role in intelligence gathering here by 2015, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Monday. The deal for the RQ-4 Global Hawk, an unmanned aerial vehicle, will be $1.2 billion…
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