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West Asia
Qatar: UN chief seeks to ease tension between Koreas
Major News in <Al Jazeera>: Qatar, UN chief seeks to ease tension between Koreas UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that he is seeking a way to ease tensions between North and South Korea, and promised more help to Pyongyang to recover from deadly floods. Ban, a former South Korean…
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East Asia
Fire Fighting Drill Held In Shanghai Port For Passenger Liner
SHANGHAI — People escape from danger during a drill in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 13, 2012. A drill was held at a waiting hall of a port and the nearby passenger liner in Shanghai to improve the fire control ability of local departments. <Xinhua/Chen Fei> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China Wins Bid To Build Suway In Ankara
ANKARA — Binali Yildirim, Turkish minister of transport and communication, addresses the signing ceremony to provide cars for the subways in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Aug. 13, 2012. The China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd, China’s largest train manufacturer, won the bid of US$391.2 million to provide…
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South Asia
Indian Soldiers Researse For Independence Day Parade
SRINAGAR — Young boys of National Cadet Corps take part in a full dress rehearsal for Indian Independence Day in Anantnag Town, some 50 kilometres south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 13, 2012. Indian police and paramilitary troopers stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir have beefed up security…
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West Asia
Desolate Syrian Refugee Camp Near Baghdad
A Syrian refugee girl sits inside her family’s tent in the Dumez refugee camp in Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries to avoid the fighting. <AP/NEWSis/Khalid Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Palestinian President In Mecca To Pray
MECCA — Photo released by the Palestinian presidency press office shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) performs al-Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 13, 2012. Abbas is on a three-day visit in Saudi Arabia to attend an emergency Islamic summit. <Xinhua/Palestinian presidency press office> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Scene Of NK Workers Repairing Flood Damage
A North Korean man cooks at a makeshift shelter set up in a riverbed on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 as he and others from his village work to rebuild the road and riverbank that was destroyed by July flooding in Songchon County, North Korea. Floods killed at least 169 North…
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East Asia
NK Kid Being Moved From Flood-Stricken Region In A Truck
A North Korean boy and soldiers ride in a truck in a riverbed during near Songchon County, North Korea on Monday, Aug 13, 2012. Floods killed at least 169 North Koreans nationwide and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. <AP/NEWSis/David Guttenfelder> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Women On Bicycles In Street Of A NK City
In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, North Korean women push bicycles on the streets of Rason city in North Korea. North Korean state media said Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek will meet Tuesday, Aug. 14, with senior Chinese officials…
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South Asia
Military Performance On Pakistani Independence Day
Pakistani military police (MP) perform during a ceremony on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Aug. 13, 2012. Pakistan will celebrate its 65th Independence Day on Aug. 14. <Xinhua/Mohammad> news@theasian.asia
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