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Victims Of 2002 Bali Bombings Remembered In 10th Anniversary.

Photographs of Australian victims of the 2002 Bali bombings are displayed on an Australian flag in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. Indonesian police on Wednesday warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting dignitaries planning to commemorate Friday’s 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings, raising the country’s security…
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West Asia

New Website Of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Opens To Public

Iranian photojournalist Maryam Rahmanian checks the newly launched website of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. A glimpse into the shadow world of Iran’s main spy agency is now a click away. In an unexpected display of outreach, the Intelligence Ministry now hosts a website with…
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South East Asia

[Philippines] House OKs bill granting subsidy to political parties during elections

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill which will allow the government to subsidize political parties in order to level the playing field during elections. House Bill 6551 or “An Act Strengthening the Political Party System, appropriating funds therefor and for…
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East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pemberontakan Pemungutan Suara Pada Desember

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pemilihan umum presiden Korea Selatan pada Desember mendatang. Pemilihan Umum Presiden Korea Selatan akan berlangsung dalam dua bulan. Ini akan menjadi pertama kalinya warga negara Korea yang tinggal di luar negeri untuk dapat melakukan pemungutan suara. Tahun-tahun sebelumny, dilaporkan bahwa…
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East Asia

Cambodian PM Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador Attend Ceremony For New Road Construction In Phnom Penh

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, speaks with Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue during the ground breaking ceremony for a new road construction project funded by China in the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, greets supporters while arriving to…
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South Asia

Bernanke, Geithner Sit With Indian Financial Leaders For Meeting In New Delhi

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, sits with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, during the U.S. India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting with Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, unseen, in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, left, and U.S. Treasury Secretary…
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East Asia

China Issues White Paper On Judicial Reform Focusing On Human Rights Protection

A press conference is held by the Information Office of the State Council in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2012. The Information Office of the State Council issued Tuesday a white paper on judicial reform. Apart from reviewing China’s judicial system and reform process, the white paper focuses on…
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South Asia

Afghan Lady Receives N-Peace Award For Her Role As Peace Activist

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, left, presents the N-Peace award 2012 for “Role Model for Peace” to Quhramaana Kakar of Afghanistan during ceremonies in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The N-Peace awards by the Asia-based N-peace Network, a multi-country network facilitated by the United…
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South East Asia

Philippine Supreme Court Defers Imposition Of Anti-Cybercrime Law Amid Mounting Opposition

A protester holds a mock laptop during a rally against the anti-cybercrime law in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country’s anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. The law…
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East Asia

President Lee Myung-bak With His Myanmarese Counterpart At Blue House In Seoul

Myanmar’s President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Lee Jin-man, Pool> news@theasian.asia
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