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South Asia
Indian Children Dance To Celebrate Navratri, Festival Of Nine Nights
In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, Indian children perform the Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, during Navratri celebrations in Ahmadabad, India. Navratri, the festival of nine nights, began Tuesday. In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, Indians dance the Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, during…
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East Asia
UNC Official, NK Officers Talk In Panmunjom For Repatriation Of NK Soldier Found Dead In Imjin River
North Korean officers and a United Nations Command official inspect a coffin containing the body of the North Korean soldier who was found dead in August in South Korea’s Imjin River during the repatriation ceremony at the border village of Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean…
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South Asia
Turkey Starts Winterizing To Help Syrians In Refugee Camp Pass Upcoming Winter
A Syrian child looks out from Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province on the Turkish-Syrian border on Oct. 17, 2012 in Hatay, Turkey. Turkish government started to take measures to help the Syrian refugees to pass the upcoming winter, such as building warm keeping tents and classrooms, providing a winter…
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West Asia
Explosion Occurs At Main Military Compound In Sanaa, Yemen
Smoke rises from a military compound after an explosion in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Oct. 18, 2012. At least five soldiers were killed when explosions hit a main military compound in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday, an officer told Xinhua. <Xinhua>
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South East Asia
Myanmar Parliament Opens Its Fifth Regular Session In Nay Pyi Taw
Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows the scene of the 5th regular parliament session of the House of Representatives in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Myanmar parliament’s two houses began their 5th sessions in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, more than one month after the end of theirs 4th sessions.…
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East Asia
Largest Apple Store In Asia To Open On Wangfujing Street In Beijing
A cameraman shoots the indoor scene of the new store of Apple Inc. on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, China’s capital, Oct. 18, 2012. The new store, which will reportedly be the largest Apple store in Asia, is expected to open on Oct. 20. Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows…
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South Asia
Australian PM In India For Talks To Strengthen Cooperative Relationship
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, left, shakes hands with India’s Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, at the latter’s residence before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. India and Australia began talks Wednesday to strengthen economic and strategic ties and explore cooperation in civilian nuclear energy. <AP…
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East Asia
Senior Diplomats Of South Korea, U.S., Japan Get Together To Discuss Matters Concerning NK
Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs, gestures to Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, and South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lim Sung-nam prior to the trilateral dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 17, 2012. Officials…
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South Asia
Inter’l Day For Eradication Of Poverty Observed
A Pakistani girl stands in front of her house at a slum on the outskirts of northwest Pakistans Peshawar on Oct. 17, 2011. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 each year since 1993. It aims to promotes people’s awareness of alleviating and eradicating…
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East Asia
Pakistani President Gets Together With A Chinese Communist Party Leader In Islamabad
Li Changchun (L, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 17, 2012. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political…
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