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South Asia
U.N. Report Says Some 870 Million People In The World Suffer Hunger
Indian schoolchildren eat a free midday meal, provided on all working days at a government school on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 9. The United Nations now says its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target and that the number is…
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South Asia
Even 7 or 8-Year Old Afghan Kids Have To Work To Support Their Families
Dost Mohammad, 40, works at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Sanjeeda, 8, left, Nagina, 7, center, Parwana, 8, right, pose for a photo during their working hours at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Thousands…
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South Asia
Pakistani Security Officer Shows Weapons Seized From Terrorists Arrested In Quetta
A Pakistani security officer shows seized weapons to media in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on October 9, 2012. Police on Tuesday foiled a major terrorist plot after arresting 19 suspects and seizing heavy quantities of weapons and ammunitions near Quetta. Pakistani security officers display seized weapons to media in southwest Pakistan’s…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berhenti Campur Tangan dan Nyatakan Afghanistan Negara Netral
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai masa depan Afghanistan oleh Ghulam Faruq Achikzad, Analis senior Institut Nautilus. 30 tahun terakhir Afghanistan telah melewati masa paling bergejolak dalam sejarah moderennya. Afghanistan telah berjuang mengatasi efek mengerikan dari konflik bersenjata, pendudukan dan intervensi pihak asing. Lebih dari 5…
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South East Asia
Myanmar Monks Protest Muslim Attacks Against Buddhists In Bangladesh
Myanmar Buddhist monks hold banners as they stage a rally outside the U.S. Embassy Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. More than 100 monks protested recent attacks against Buddhists in Bangladesh. Thousands of Muslims there set fire to at least 10 temples and 40 homes due to anger over…
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East Asia
U.S. Destroyer Docked At Subic Freeport For Landing Exercise With Philippines
The U.S. destroyer USS Bonhomme Richard, right, is docked at Subic Freeport, a former US naval base, west of Manila, Philippines, where the opening ceremony for the Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise, dubbed Phiblex 2013, was held Monday Oct. 8, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st…
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South Asia
Protests By Indian People Delay Contruction Of Atomic Power Plant In Kudankulam
Indian coast guards ride on a boat near the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, during a protest at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests in the past year by…
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East Asia
NK Students Devote Themselves To Various Activities At School In Pyongyang
Students perform musical instruments at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK), Oct. 5, 2012. Students play football at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK), Oct. 5, 2012. Students study after class at a school in Pyongyang, capital of…
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Central Asia
A Rider Takes Part In Celebration Of Salburun, Hunting Festival, In Kyrgyzstan
In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 photo, a Kyrgyz rider carries a hare as dogs follow him during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Bokonbayevo some 300 km outside Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. <AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japanese, British Reserchers Win Nobel Prize In Medicine, Physiology
In this April, 2008 photo, Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka, left, and British researcher John Gurdon exchange words as they attend a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo. Gurdon and Yamanaka of Japan won this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 for…
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