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South East Asia
National Heroes Day Observed In Philippines
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (C) salutes during the commemoration of the National Heroes Day at the Heroes Cemetery in Taguig City, the Philippines, Aug. 27, 2012. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (R) offers a wreath to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the commemoration of the National Heroes…
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South Asia
Afghan Children Take Rare Chance Of Enjoyment
Afghan children from The Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) take part in a performance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Aug. 27, 2012. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Typhoon Belaven Affects Chinese Shore
Tourists hold hands at the seaside in case of huge wave brought by Typhoon Belaven in Zhoushan City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Aug. 27, 2012. Bolaven, the 15th typhoon of the year, entered the East China Sea on Monday, bringing gales and downpours to eastern coastal areas. National meteorological authority…
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South Asia
India: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha, questions CAG observations
Major news in <The Times of India>: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha amid BJP uproar, questions CAG observations NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a statement on coal block allocation in Parliament on Monday in the wake of the CAG report, which has been used by opposition…
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West Asia
Victims Killed By Syrian Gov’t Forces Being Buried
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, purports to show victims killed by shabiha pro-government militiamen being buried in a mass grave in Daraya, Syria. According to activists’ accounts, government forces retook the Damascus suburb of Daraya from rebel control three…
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East Asia
NK Leaders Remember Start Of Military First Policy
Photo released by KCNA news agency on Aug. 26, 2012 shows top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (6th L, front row) watching a performance by the Moranbong Band to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of “The August 25”, which commemorates the late leader Kim…
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East Asia
Strong Typhoon Threatens Korea, Japan, China
High waves pound seawall in Yonabarucho, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 26, 2012. Residents were being told to stay indoors and warned wind gusts from the strongest typhoon to approach Okinawa in several years could overturn cars and cause waves of up to 12 meters (40 feet) on…
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East Asia
Taoli Cup Dance Competition Held In China
Dancers perform during the dancing competition Taoli Cup in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui province, Aug. 25, 2012. Taoli Cup is the highest level teenager dancing competition held by China’s Ministry of Culture in a bid to select talented dancers. <Xinhua=Zhang Rui> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Non-Aligned Movement Summit To Open In Iran
Representatives attend the expert-level meeting of the 16th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26, 2012. The expert-level meeting of the 16th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit opened here on Sunday. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi speaks at the expert-level meeting of the 16th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in…
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West Asia
Detention Center Run By Syrian Rebel Force
In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 photo, a Syrian prisoner holds the bars of a makeshift prison run by rebels in a former elementary school in Al-Bab on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Many improvised detention centers have sprung up as rebels wrest cities from army control, but these facilities…
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