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South Asia
Pakistani Muslims Set Up Livestock Market In Islamabad For Celebration Of Sacrifice Feast
Pakistani boys gather next to animals loaded on trucks arriving at a livestock market set up for the upcoming Eid al-Adha feast on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by the sacrificial killing of sheep,…
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South East Asia
Buddhist Monks’ Protest Makes Myanmar Gov’t Reverse Its Plan To Open OIC Liaison Office
Myanmar Buddhist monks display anti-OIC banners during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Myanmar’s government said Monday it won’t allow the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to open a liaison office after thousands of Buddhist monks and laymen marched to protest the plan. Myanmar and the OIC…
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South Asia
India’s Rising Inflation Feared To Slow Economic Growth
Indians shop for clothes in Gauhati, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. India’s inflation accelerated to 7.8 percent in September after the government hiked subsidized fuel prices to rein in the budget deficit. The number released Monday is worse than expected and gives the central bank little room to cut its…
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South Asia
Indian Women Activists Condemn Rising Cases Of Rape, Violence Against Women
Members of various women’s organizations gather to condemn the rising instances of rape and violence against women in the state of Haryana, during a protest at Rohtak, 60 kilometers (37.5 miles) west of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Indian police women stand guard as members of various women’s…
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South Asia
Hindu Devotees Perform Various Rituals On Occasion Of No Moon Day In Allahabad, India
Hindu devotees offer prayers as a priest performs the “Pind Daan” ceremony, rituals performed for the peace of the souls of ancestors, on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. An Indian woman suspected to be possessed by evil spirits, is treated by several…
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East Asia
People Of Cambodia Left Grief-Stricken With Death Of Former King Norodom Sihanouk
Monks from Takeo province, southwestern Cambodia, and nuns pray outside the gate of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh after the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Sihanouk died of a heart attack Monday in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment since January for…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] LG Kembali Bersaing
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai perubahan strategi LG Group dalam bertahan menghadapi kompetisi pasar elektronik dengan Samsung dan Apple. LG Group, salah satu konglomerat Korea Selatan telah memantapkan reputasinya akan permainan aman dari pada beresiko. Namun dengan posisi tersebut dalam market utama seperti konsumer elektronik…
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West Asia
Growing Number Of Innocent People Fall Victims In Syria Amid Use Of Cluster Bombs By Gov’t Force
In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, an elderly Syrian man helps his wife wounded from government forcers shelling to get treatment at the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, a Syrian doctor treats a wounded Free Syrian Army fighter at Dar al-Shifa…
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East Asia
Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies Of Natural Cause At Age 90
File photo taken on Aug. 18, 2004 shows Norodom Sihanouk receiving an interview in Beijing, capital of China. Cambodian retired King Norodom Sihanouk died of natural cause at the age of 90 in China’s capital city of Beijing, where he had his diseases treated by Chinese doctors, Cambodian Deputy Prime…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Fisherman Catches Fish In Traditional Way In Habaraduwa, Near Colombo
A Sri Lankan traditional fisherman, also known locally as a stick fisherman, sits perched on a stilt fixed into the ocean floor as he fishes in Habaraduwa, about 125 kilometers (78 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka,Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. <AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena> news@theasian.asia
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