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South Asia
Bangladeshi Children Enact Mock Scene Of Killing To Observe Martyr’s Day In Dhaka
Children of Khelaghor organizations stage a mock scene of killings of Bangladeshi intellectual people to observe Martyr’s Day, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Bangladesh remembers country’s intellectuals who were killed on this day during the country’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971. A Bangladeshi boy enacts a hanging…
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South Asia
Heavy Snowfall In Srinagar, India, Suspended National Highway
Two horses graze in a snow-covered field after a brief snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Traffic on the 300 kilometers (188 miles) long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended due to heavy snowfall according to news reports. A Kashmiri Muslim walks over snow covered field…
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East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia concerned about NK rocket launch
Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa expressed concern on North Korea’s missile launch on Wednesday (December 12). Despite of international pressure to dismantle its nuclear program, North Korea successfully launched its long-ranged rocket, saying that it is for a peaceful purpose. The technology used in the rocket launch can be used to launch nuclear weapon.…
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East Asia
Heavy Snowfall Paralyzes Street In Tianjin, North China
A citizen pushes an electric tricycle down a street in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 14, 2012. A heavy snow hit Tianjin on Friday. Sanitation workers clean the snow at a street in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 14, 2012. A heavy snow hit Tianjin on Friday. <Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun>
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South Asia
Bangladesh politics sliding down to violent course
Dhaka–The killers are unleashed on street amidst political confrontations leading to large scale violence, arson, firing and killing. The political situation suddenly turned violent last week with the opposition enforcing a country-wide road blockade followed by a full-day and a subsequent half-day shutdown throughout the country. Things could have been…
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East Asia
Apple’s iPhone5 Starts To Be Sold In Indonesia And China
People attend the iPhone5 launch event in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 13, 2012. Apple’s iPhone5 launched in Indonesia Friday. A man poses for photos with his iPhone5 during the iPhone5 launch event in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> A salesperson (R) presents an iPhone 5 cell phone to…
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East Asia
Qinghai Lake In China Presenting Beautiful Winter Scenery Attracts Tourists
A tourist takes pictures on a boat at the scenic area of the Qinghai Lake in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Dec. 12, 2012. The Qinghai Lake, China’s largest inland salt water lake, presents a beautiful scenery in winter. An amateur photographer takes photos of the sunrise scenery on the Bird…
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East Asia
Heavy Fog Forces Vehicles To Move At Snail’s Pace In Changchun, China
Vehicles are stranded due to heavy fog at a street in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Dec. 14, 2012. Heavy fog covered some parts of Changchun on Friday. Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2012 shows a bus shrouded in fog in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province.…
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East Asia
NK Top Leader Gives Launch Order Of Rocket At Satellite Control Center
This photo provided by KCNA on Dec. 14, 2012 shows Kim Jong Un (C), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), gives the launch order of Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite at the Pyongyang General Satellite Control Command Center on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim Jong Un personally commanded Wednesday’s satellite…
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West Asia
Karzai Gets Together With U.S. Defence Chief In Kabul
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) meets with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Dec. 13, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta attend a joint press conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Dec. 13, 2012. <Xinhua>
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