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West Asia
Indra Jatra Festival Kicks Off With Marked Dance In Katmandu
A masked artist performs a traditional dance on the first day of the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Indra Jatra festival, which is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists, marks the end of the monsoon season and beginning of autumn. <AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
‘Xinhua Photo Gallery’ Held At UN Office In Geneva
China’s permanent representative of the Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva Liu Zhenmin (2nd R) and Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1st R) view the “Xinhua photo gallery” at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Man Glued To TV Showing His President Addressing At UNGA
A Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Ramallah watches a television screen showing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept 27, 2012. Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.”It is…
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West Asia
Jewish People Prepare For Week-Long Holiday Sukkot
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men check etrogs, a lemon-like citrus fruit, for blemishes to determine if they are ritually acceptable, before buying it as one of the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. According to the Bible,…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Penyetelan Kembali Hubungan Dengan Jepang
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan Korea Times mengenai sengketa Korea dan Jepang. Protes anti- Korea Jepang, walaupun protes ini terutama didukung oleh grup sayap kanan, namun telah menjadi terlalu jauh dengan menghina dan menginjak-injak bendera Korea Selatan. Kebanyakan masyarakat Jepang tidak menuembunyikan ketidaksukaan mereka terhadap negara…
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East Asia
Chinese Founding Anniversary Celebrated In Hague, Netherlands
Chinese Charges d’Affairs ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands Zhang Jinxiong speaks at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Hague, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Pan Zhi> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Army Snipers Aim To Kill Innocent People
A Syrian man, left, is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Syrian man is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital…
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South Asia
Indian Students Protest Demanding Creation Of A New State
Indian student throws stones towards policemen during a protest demanding the creation of a new state of Telangana, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The protesters demanded that the new state of Telangana be carved from the existing Andhra Pradesh state. Indian police fire tear gas…
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East Asia
Golden River Bridge Leading To Forbidden City Cordoned Off
A paramilitary policeman sets up a line to cordon off the Golden River Bridge, a main entrance to the Forbidden City, in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the Tiananmen Gate read “Long Live’, near to a portrait of the late…
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West Asia
Hillary Meets With Israeli Premier Netanyahu In New York
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before a meeting at the Regency hotel, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. <AP Photo/John Minchillo> news@theasian.asia
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