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South East Asia
Flood Submerges Whole City Of Baguio, Philippines
Houses are submerged in floods at City Camp Lagoon in Baguio City, northern Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see more flooding. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syria: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’
Major News in <Ammon News>: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’ Former Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab appeared publicly Tuesday for the first time since his defection, calling President Bashar al-Assad’s government an “enemy of God” and saying it is collapsing. In a news conference in Amman, Hijab…
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West Asia
Yemen: UK to help Yemen to enhance political change
Major News in <Yemen News Agency(SABA)>: UK to help Yemen to enhance political change Director of Yemen office in the UK Department for International Development (DFID) asserted Wednesday the UK government’s keenness to offer all aid required to enhance the underway political change in Yemen. During her meeting with Minister…
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East Asia
Chinese Protest Against Japan Over Disputed Island
A Chinese man holds a national flag during a protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Chinese hold a protest against Japan plans to nationalize disputed islands, which also claimed by Taiwan and China. The islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese have long…
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West Asia
Syrian Air Strikes Continue To Pound Civilian Homes
A Syrian man look for survivors under the rubble of destroyed houses after an air strike in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Syrians injured in an air strike that hit their homes evacuate a field hospital after a second air strike…
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South East Asia
Indonesians Head For Home To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
A Muslim woman fans herself inside a train as other passengers are reflected on a window, at Senen train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. The mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country is underway as millions are…
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South East Asia
Singapore Diamond Exchange Attracts Women’s Attention
A model browses through diamond displays at the Singapore Diamond Exchange premises at the Singapore Freeport secured facility, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in Singapore. The Singapore Diamond Exchange is currently organizing a private auction which ends Friday. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Tibetan Cultural Festival Kicks Off In Zetang, China
SHANNAN — Actors perform during the opening ceremony of 2012 Tibet Yarlung Cultrual Festival in Zetang County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2012. The festival which kicked off on Wednesday, will last until Aug. 21. <Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Top Leaders Of Islamic Nations Get Together In Mecca
In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, second right, and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, third right, greet delegations upon the opening of an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,…
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South Asia
Traditional Sweets Made For End of Ramadan In Peshawar
PESHAWAR — A man makes traditional sweets at a bakery in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan on August 15, 2012, for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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