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East Asia
Children On Their Way To Beijing For Education
Children from Yushu sing in a carriage of a train from Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, to Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2012. A total of 22 children, whose homeland is Yushu of Qinghai Province, took the train back to school in Beijing on Sept. 2,…
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South Asia
Dispute Over Blasphemy On Quran Brought To Court
Rao Abdur Raheem, a lawyer for a Musliam cleric who brought a complaint against a Christian girl for burning a Quran, briefs reporters about a court proceeding in Islamabad, Pakistan Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of Quran in the girl’s bag to make…
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East Asia
Picturesque Scenery Around Yulong River, China
Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2012 shows a view of the Yulong River in Yangshuo County of Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tourists take a raft tour on the Yulong River in Yangshuo County of Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang…
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East Asia
A Fisherman Carries Cormorant For Fishing In China
Fisherman Luo Laiyin carries his two cormorants with his motorcycle on the way to the fishing area in Mount Longhu scenic spot in Guixi City, east China’s Jiangxi Province on Aug. 30, 2012. Some fishermen here still inherit the tradition of cormorant fishing, a traditional fishing method in which fishermen…
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South East Asia
Islamic Soul Purification Healing Conducted In Indonesia
A mentally challenged patient is pinned down on the floor as he undergoes a traditional Islamic soul purification healing called “ruqyah” at a rehabilitation center run by Indonesian Red Cross in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
“White Dinner” Makes Asian Debut In Singapore
Some of the 888 guests, dressed in white gather at the Art Science Museum of the Marina Bay Sands on Thursday Aug. 30, 2012 in Singapore. Diner en Blanc or “White Dinner” which started in Paris 24 years ago, made its Asian debut in Singapore. Guests are expected to dress…
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South East Asia
Malaysian National Day Celebrated In Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian students wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, left, and Queen Haminah Hamidun wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug.…
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West Asia
Members Of “Welcome To Palestine” Stage Anti-Israel Protest
Foreign activists, members of the international movement “Welcome to Palestine”chant anti-Israel slogans from inside the Police vehicle after been arrested for approaching the Israeli embassy, in solidarity with the Palestinians during a protest in front of the Israeli embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Foreign activists, members of…
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South Asia
A Sri Lankan Boy And Wild Elephants
A Sri Lankan child holds bananas to feed wild elephants, separated by an electric fence at the Udawalawa Wildlife Sanctuary, in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Sri Lanka: Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted
Major News in <Daily News> : Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted Presence of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics had bearing: Acceding to a request by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, tomorrow’s animal sacrifice at Munneswaram Kaali Kovil has been halted. The decision was taken by kovil administrators considering the Exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics…
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