• South East Asia

    Indonesians Protest Muslim Persecution In Myanmar

    Muslim protesters shout slogans during a rally outside the embassy of Myanmar in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Dozens of people staged the rally calling for an end to the violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State of Myanmar. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Amusement Park Attract People’s Interest In Pyongyang

    North Koreans ride a carnival ride at a newly opened amusement park in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Syrian Rebels To Counter Gov’t Forces Attack In Aleppo

    In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers hold their weapons during clashes with government forces in at the south-west district of Salah al-Din in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian troops launched a ground assault Wednesday on the besieged northern city of Aleppo, but activists said rebels forces were…

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  • East Asia

    People In Pyongyang Enjoy At New Swimming Pool

    North Koreans gather under a high dive platform to watch as fellow swimmers hesitate to try a dive at a newly opened swimming pool in Pyongyang, North Korea Wed. Aug. 8, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Jordan: “Jordan ready for all possibilities of Syria crisis”

    Major News of Ammon News: “Jordan ready for all possibilities of Syria crisis” Prime Minister, Fayez Tarawneh, on Tuesday said that Jordan is ready for all possibilities resulting from the crisis in Syria, reiterating that the Kingdom is not a party in the ongoing conflict. However, Tarawneh added, the Kingdom…

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  • West Asia

    Yemen: U.S. welcomes President’s decisions on army reconstruction

    Major News in <Yemen News Agency(SABA)> : U.S. welcomes President’s decisions on army reconstruction The U.S. welcomed on Wednesday the President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s decisions on the armed forces reconstruction. The statement made by John Brennan, the Assistant to the U.S. President Barack Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism…

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  • West Asia

    Syria: U.S. plans post-Assad future

    Major News in <The Daily Star>: U.S. plans post-Assad future As Syrian President Bashar Assad wages a blood-drenched campaign for  survival, Washington is stepping up plans for the day after he falls, colored by  costly lessU.S. plans post-Assad futureons of Iraq’s implosion in 2003. Senior US officials do not know…

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  • East Asia

    Tourists Enjoy Scenery Of Namtso

    Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Namtso, a plateau lake, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2012. The Namtso, meaning “the heavenly lake” in the Tibetan language, has become one of the preferences for a growing number of tourists to Tibet. <Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Syria: Syrian fighters expand their hold

    Major News of The Saudi Gazette: Syrian fighters expand their hold More than 1,300 Syrians fled to Turkey overnight to escape growing violence in their country as rebels try to expand their hold inside Syria’s largest city despite two weeks of withering counterattacks by President Bashar Al-Assad’s troops.In Pretoria, South…

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  • South East Asia

    Philippine : Floods Cripple Metro

    Major News of  <Manila Bulletin> :  Floods Cripple Metro MANILA, Philippines — Non-stop heavy rains reminis cent of tropical storm “Ondoy“ inundated many parts of Luzon and submerged 50 percent of Metro Manila, paralyzing traffic and forcing authorities to order the immediate evacuation of residents in low-lying areas on Tuesday.…

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