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South East Asia
Filipinos Protest Against Mining Contract With Foreign Company
Protesters clash with private guards and police as they try to rush closer to a hotel where a forum on mining is being held Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters were calling for the revocation of the recently-signed mining act which they claim to benefit only foreign…
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South Asia
Protests Against Anti-Islam Movie Spread Like Wild Fire In Pakistan
Pakistani lawyers chant anti-U.S. slogans during a demonstration, near an area that houses the U.S. Embassy and other foreign missions in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The demonstration in Islamabad followed three days of violent protests against an anti Islam film in Pakistan in which two people were…
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South Asia
Bomb Exploded In Peshawar, Killing 10 People
PESHAWAR– A damaged bus is seen at the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, Sept. 19, 2012. At least ten people were killed and 22 others injured as a bomb hit a passenger van in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar on Wednesday afternoon, said hospital sources. Rescuers and security officials…
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South Asia
People In Srinagar, India, Hold Rally To Denounce Anti-Islam Movie
Kashmiri medical students protest against an anti-Islam film called “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam’s Prophet Muhammad Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Srinagar, India. Kashmiri medical students shout slogans against the United States as they march in a protest rally against an anti-Islam film called “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules…
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South East Asia
Residents Set Up Barricade To Resist Planned Demolition Of Their Shanties
Residents at an informal settlers’ community in the financial district of Makati city burn tires as they set up a barricade to resist an anticipated demolition of their shanties Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012, east of Manila, Philippines. The local government is planning to tear down shanties housing about 200 families…
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East Asia
Planned Classes On Chinese Patriotism Spark Harsh Protest Of HK Students
Students gesture during a demonstration demanding the government to withdraw the new subject “Moral and National Education” from the school curriculum, at the City University of Hong Kong , Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Hong Kong officials backed down on plans to make students take Chinese patriotism classes following protests in…
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South East Asia
Philippine : Aquino’s back channel to China is Trillanes
Major News of <Inquirer> : Aquino’s back channel to China is Trillanes A tempest is brewing in the country’s diplomatic front with Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario saying his efforts to resolve the lingering standoff with China over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea were being torpedoed by a…
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East Asia
Recent Panoramic Views Of North Korean Capital Of Pyongyang
In this Sept. 17, 2012 photo, the sun sets over the tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea. In this Sept. 17, 2012 photo, a North Korean walks at a underpass in Pyongyang, North Korea. In this Sept. 17, 2012 photo, North Korean buys food at a food…
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East Asia
Celebration Of 63rd Founding Anniversary Of China At Chinese Embassy In Islamabad
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (C) and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian (3rd L) attend a grand reception to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, at the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Pakistani children sing songs at a grand…
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South Asia
Sheeps From Australia Found Infected With Bacteria In Pakistan
A Pakistani laborer looks on beside infected Australian sheep at a farm on the outskirts of southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, Sept. 18, 2012. Pakistani government plans to cull thousands of Australian sheep, which were found infected with harmful bacteria after being shipped in Karachi about two weeks ago.…
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