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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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East Asia
“Being Legless Seems Nothing But Inconvenient”
(120813) — XI’AN, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Legless man Chen Zhou climbs the Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan County of Shandong Province climbed by arms to the top of Huashan Mountain in ten hours on Sunday.…
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South East Asia
A Model Wearing Hijab Ready For Islamic Fashion Show
JAKARTA– A merchant helps a costumer to wear accessories on her hijab during the 3rd Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair (IIFF) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Earthquake Keeps Iranians Out Of Their Houses
Residents spend the night outside their homes after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on…
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East Asia
Typhoon Affects Over 1 Mil. People In China
(120813) — LEPING, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Villagers clean furniture in a flooded courtyard after the wallop of Tyhpoon Haikui in Luojia Village of Lin’gang Town in Leping City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Aug. 11, 2012. The typhoon have had an impact on 1.13 million people in the province…
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East Asia
Exhibition Of China’s Space Technology Held In Hong Kong
(120812) — HONG KONG, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Chan Ka Keung (1st, R), Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, and Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space mission delegation comprising of Chinese astronauts and scientists tour at the Exhibition on China’s First Manned Space…
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