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West Asia
Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January
Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the winter session of Israeli Knesset (parliament) held in Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed a bill in an early Tuesday morning vote approving a bid for the Knesset’s (parliament) dissolution and holding an early election on Jan. 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft
In this photo released by Japan’s Joint Staff Office, a Chinese missile destroyer sails in waters off the island of Yonaguni in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Japanese aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off the southern Japan island and about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from…
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East Asia
Chinese Children Offer Flowers To Elders In Celebration Of Double Ninth Festival
Children send flowers and cards to the elders during a celebration activity for the Double Ninth Festival in Wenjiao community in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2012. The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival to pay respect to the seniors. Dozens…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Siapa Yang Memipin Tiket Moon-Ahn?
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pemilihan umum presiden Korea Selatan pada Desember mendatang. Join kandidasi merupakan pilihan yang tersedia untuk mengalahkan kandidat presiden Park. Kedua kubu dari calon presiden Ahn Cheol-Soo dan Moon Jae-In telah melewatkan pilihan ini. Namun skenario aliansi berdasarkan pembagian kekuatan dapat…
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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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