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South Asia
U.S. Army Starts Process To Cutdown Troops In Afghanistan
In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army soldiers identify, sort, catalog and prepare for shipping military materiel that is being pulled off the battlefield in Afghanistan as part of the drawdown of 23,000 U.S. troops by Sept. 30, 2012 at the Kandahar Air…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Microsoft Korea Berkeinginan Untuk Menjadi "Melting Pot"
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana, dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea Selatan. Microsoft Korea berkeinginan untuk menjadi “melting pot” atau tempat bercampur dimana masyarakat dengan berbagai kewarganegaraan dan latar belakang budaya berkomitmen untuk mendorong pengalaman teknologi pribadi di negara yang terobsesi dengan segala jenis e teknologi. James Kim, General Manager…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Protest Against Anti-Islam Movie Outside U.S. Consulate In Karachi
Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters gather outside the U.S. consulate during a rally against an anti-Islam movie in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 16, 2012. At least one person was killed and ten others injured as clashes broke out between police and protestors outside the U.S. consulate in Pakistan’s southern port…
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Pakistani Journalists Under Threat Of Militant Groups
In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 photo, Pakistan security stand guard in front of the Press Club in Pakistan’s capital of Quetta, Pakistan. The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is usually a Sunni militant with a statement he…
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East Asia
Well-Preserved Old Chinese Village Attracts Tourists
An old villager picks vegetable in a courtyard built in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Yangxi Village, Xiling Town of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2012. Yangxi is a small village, 2.5 kilometers north of the town hall of Xiling, featuring nearly 30 architectures…
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South Asia
Pakistani Muslims Protest Against Anti-Islam Movie In Lahore
Supporters of Jamaat ud Dawa (JD) shout anti-US slogans during a rally against an anti-Islam movie in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua Photo/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Monsoon Rains Inundate Indian City Of Allahabad
An Indian policeman shaves while sitting on his bed after flood waters entered the George town police station following heavy monsoon rains in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. An Indian policeman leaves for work from the George town police station which was flooded following heavy monsoon rains in Allahabad,…
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East Asia
Anti-Japan Protests Continue In Major Chinese Cities
A Chinese demonstrator throws a teargas canister back to riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China have begun another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. <AP Photo/Apple…
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Chinese Quake Victims Get Food In Relocation Area
People get food at a relocation area in Luozehe Township in Yiliang, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 16, 2012. A dining center was set up at a relocation area in Luozehe Township after multiple earthquakes struck Yiliang county and neighboring areas in Yunnan on Sept. 7, killing at least 81…
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East Asia
Senior Member Of Chinese Congress Visit Container Wharf In Colombo
Wu Bangguo (L front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), visits the south container wharf at the Port of Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> news@theasian.asia
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