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South Asia
Pakistani Female Activists Stand Up To Denounce Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Arshad) Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of…
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South East Asia
Lives Of Low-Income People In Myanmar Look Gruelling
Myanmar daily waged labors unload sands from a ship at a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Oct.2, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) A woman walks on a bridge as she sells bananas in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Oct.2, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Daily waged workers get rid of debris…
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South East Asia
Filipino Journalists Opposed To Cybercrime Prevention Act For Fear Of Suppressing Online Freedom
Filipino journalists and some media group leaders hold their petitions against the Cybercrime Prevention Act as they submitted them to the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. Media groups and Filipinos stepped up calls Wednesday for repealing a tough new law that targets cybercrime but activists fear…
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South East Asia
Streets In Ho Chi Minh City Flooded By Heavy Rain
Students wade through a flooded street in Binh Tan District in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/VNA)(dzl) Local residents ride motorcycles on a flooded street in Binh Tan District in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/VNA) news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Filipino netizens freest in Asia, 6th freest in world
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino netizens are the freest in Asia and sixth in the world when it comes to Internet freedom, according to a study by a Washington DC-based advocacy group released as outrage builds in the Philippines over a new cybercrime law. The study of Freedom House found the Philippines having…
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South Asia
Top Leaders, People Of India Remember Birthday Of Gandhi
People visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi to pay their respects on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Mustafa Quraishi> Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays his respects at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct.…
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South Asia
Shikara Festival Celebrated On Dal Lake In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri artist performs folk dance in a boat during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. The festival was organized by Indian-controlled Kashmir’s tourism department to promote tourism industry in the area. Kashmiri boatmen take foreign tour operators on…
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South Asia
A Variety Of Afghan Handicrafts exhibited for sale in Herat, Afghanistan
Afghan women buys handicraft during an exhibition of woman handicraft in Herat province of Afghanistan on Oct. 2, 2012. <Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
India’s Poor Farmers Start March To New Delhi To Highlight Problems Of Landless People
Members of India’s rural communities, including the landless, poor farmers and the tribal community, play traditional musical instruments as they begin “Jan Satyagraha,” a march to New Delhi to highlight the problems of India’s landless in Gwalior, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Tens of thousands Tuesday began the 350 kilometer-long…
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South Asia
International Day Of Non-Violence Observed In Katmandu, Nepal
Nepalese students participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Niranjan Shrestha> Nepalese students hold red roses as they participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth…
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