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South Asia
People Go Into Trance While Performing Ritual In River During Chhath Puja Festival In New Delhi
An Indian man jumps into the Yamuna river to save a Hindu woman who went into trance while performing rituals at sunrise in the holy Yamuna River during the final day of Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular…
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West Asia
Americans Supporting Israel Stage Anti-War Protest In New York Amid Mounting Hostilities In Gaza Strip
Pro-Israeli demonstrators chant during an anti-war protest regarding the expanding hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on 42nd Street, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in New York. Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy…
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West Asia
Israel Intensifies Attack On Gaza Strip, Raising Palestinian Death Toll To 96
Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 96, as Israel broadened its targets…
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South East Asia
Myint Aye, Myanmar’s Human Rights Activist In Custody, Released In Time For Obama’s Visit
Myint Aye, the director of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Organization, center, who was serving a life sentence, walks with supporters as he arrives at his residence following his recent release from Loikaw prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Myint Aye was among dozens of political prisoners…
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South Asia
Obama politics feared to become parochial in shaping up new relationship with India and China
With President Obama bouncing back in the White House after a convincing victory, and Wen Jiabao making place for the next Party chief, Xi Jinping, the changing scenario of global politics is sure to take a while before the ripples are felt in Asia. The relationship with India is not…
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South Asia
Nepalese Women Offer Prayer To Setting Sun In Celebration Of Chhath Festival
Nepalese women in Biratnagar, eastern Nepal, are offering worship to the setting sun on Monday on the occasion of the Chhath festival. Chhath is also marked across India.
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East Asia
Dr. President
This is the third and last part in a three-part series fictionalizing the election of each of three presidential candidates. ― ED. President Ahn Cheol-soo was alone at his chief executive office in the heart of Cheong Wa Dae. Ahn appeared to be relaxed with his feet up on the…
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East Asia
Questions on candidates’ NK plans
With the presidential candidates entering the homestretch before the Dec. 19 election, promises come hard and fast, even when it comes to the most unpredictable variable, North Korea. The three candidates have each expressed interest in reengaging with Pyongyang following a dearth of talks under the Lee Myung-bak administration, during…
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East Asia
Will social media be game changer?
Utilizing social media was an important part of Barack Obama’s consecutive successes in the two U.S. presidential elections. It remains to be seen whether services such as Twitter and Facebook will play a similar pivotal role in Korea where voters will elect a new president on Dec. 19. Social media…
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East Asia
Life of Daehan’s royals is revealed through exhibition
The ups and downs of the royal family from the Daehan Empire, which existed from 1897 to 1910 at the end of Joseon Kingdom, is revealed through photographs in an exhibition. Titled “Photographs of the Daehan Imperial Family: 1880-1989,” the exhibit is currently under way at the National Museum of…
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