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West Asia
Iranians Protest Against Anti-Islam Caricature At French Embassy
Iranian protestors chant slogans in front of the French Embassy during a demonstration to condemn a French magazine caricaturing prophet Muhammad in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Vahid Salemi> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
18-Month Syrian Conflict Claimed To Have Killed 30,000
A Syrian man reacts outside of his damaged home, which was destroyed by a Syrian government airstrike earlier in the day, in Marea village, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Syria’s bloody 18-month conflict, which activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people, has so far eluded…
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South East Asia
Ten Islamic Militants Nabbed By Indonesian Police
In this Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 photo. An Indonesian police officer stands guard outside the house of a suspected militant after a police raid, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. An elite Indonesian anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of…
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South East Asia
Luxurious Belongings Of Imelda Marcos Seen Damaged At Museum
In this photo taken Aug. 14, 2012 and released Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 by the Philippine National Museum, former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos’ dress ragged by termites is shown at a section of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. Termites, storms and government neglect have damaged some of Imelda…
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South Asia
General Strike Called In Protest Against Movie Defaming Islam In Bangladesh
Supporters of a Bangladeshi Islamic political party march during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Schools and businesses are closed and transportation has been disrupted across Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad enforce a general strike. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iraqi Children Return To School After Summer Vacation
Iraqi children leave their classroom, in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Students nationwide returned to school on Sunday morning after three months of summer vacation. Iraqi children walk to school as students nationwide returned to school on Sunday morning after three months of summer…
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East Asia
People’s Court Held To Punish Corrupt Chinese Polliticians
Chinese officials check the name list of the attendees at a security check point of the Intermediate People’s Court in Chengdu, where Wang Lijun stands for his verdict trial in southwest China’s Sichuan province Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The Chinese court sentenced the former police who exposed a murder by…
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South East Asia
Singapore F1 Grand Prix Opens On Marina Bay City Circuit
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain waves to the crowd as he walks out onto the start grid for the drivers parade prior to the start of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Mark Baker>…
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South Asia
Indians Start Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Celebrating Birth Of Hindu God
A boy dressed as Hindu god Shiva, walks near an idol of elephant headed god Ganesh before immersing the same in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that…
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East Asia
National Korean Dress Exhibition Held In Pyongyang
In this Sept. 19, 2012 photo, North Korean children perform at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean women perform during a fashion show at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. <AP Photo/Jon…
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