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West Asia
Muslims in Israel attend a night prayers
JERUSALEM — Muslims attend a night prayers during Laylat Al-Qadr in Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel, on August 14, 2012. Laylat Al-Qadr is the holiest night in Ramadan month which commemorates the revealing of the holy book of Quran to Prophet Mohammad. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Liberation Day Celebrated In South Korea
A woman watches national flags displayed on trees ahead of a celebration day of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in front of Songpa-Gu Office or an old capitol of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2102. Liberation day falls on Aug. 15. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japanese women”We Apologize for the Sexual Slavery Issue”
Japanese members of Unification Church gather at a rally ahead of an anniversary celebration of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. 500 Japanese residing in South Korea took part in the rally to promote good mutual relationship between the two countries amid…
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon In Seoul For Four-Day Visit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference after a ceremony to launch the Development Alliance Korea, a coalition of local civic groups to promote overseas development aid, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Ban is on a four-day visit to South…
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West Asia
Scene Of Devastation By Earthquake In Iran
TABRIZ — Survivors rest inside a tent after an earthquake in Ahar in northwest Iran, on August 13, 2012. Twin quakes shook Iran’s northeastern region on Saturday, killing more than 300 people and injuring thousands of others. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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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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