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South Asia
Indian President Elect Greets Well-Wishers
India’s President elect Pranab Mukherjee greets the media outside Mukherjee’s residence in New Delhi, India, July 22, 2012. India’s Congress heavyweight and former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has been elected the 13th president of India, according to the outcome of official accounts of votes Sunday. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Typical Scene Of Ramadan Season In Pakistan
Pakistani worshippers wait to break their fast, on the second day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Sunday, July 22, 2012. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Girls Participate In Demonstration
In this combo citizen journalism image made of six photos taken on Monday, July 16, 2012 and provided by Edlib News Network ENN, Syrian girls attend a demonstration in Kfarnebel, Idlib province, northern Syria. Arabic writing on their foreheads, from top left to bottom right reads, “Latakia, greetings, freedom Homs,…
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West Asia
Iraqi People Escape From Syria
Iraqi refugees board a plane at Damascus airport in Syria, Sunday, July 22, 2012. Iraq flew hundreds of its citizens out of Damascus to escape the civil war in Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Indonesia : Jakarta enjoys a quiet Sunday
Major News of <The Jakarta Post> : Jakarta enjoys a quiet Sunday JAKARTA: The city’s main thoroughfares between Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin witnessed fewer people out for biking, jogging, or meeting friends and family during the weekly Car-Free Day on Sunday, the second day of Ramadhan. Thousands of Jakartans…
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South Asia
Home People Of New Indian President Celebrate His Election
People at the native village of India’s President elect Pranab Mukherjee celebrate by applying colored powder on each other at Miriti village in Birbhum, West Bengal state, India, Sunday, July 22, 2012. The candidate from India’s governing Congress party, former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, was declared winner Sunday in voting…
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South Asia
Invasion of Centipedes On An Indian Village
Indian villagers stand near a group of centipedes at Lavad village, about 35 kilometers from Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 21, 2012. Millions of centipedes have surfaced in Lavad village invading kitchens, homes and schools, forcing village authorities to close school and nearly half of the 6,000 population to temporarily migrate,…
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South Asia
Pakistani Boy Prays In First Day Of Ramadan
A Pakistani boy prays next to plates of fruits donated to worshippers to break their fast, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, July 21, 2012. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking,…
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East Asia
Paddy Field Art In Shenyang, China
The paddy field art is seen in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, July 21, 2012. The art created in the paddy field of Shenyang covers an area of more than 20 hectares, which is part of the development of local leisure agriculture. <Xinhua/Yang Qing> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
A Historic Pakistan Shahjahan Mosque
The Shahjahan mosque, located at Thatta, Sindh, was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1647. The mosque is built with red brick with blue colored glaze tiles which were imported from Hala, another town in Sindh. The mosque has 100 domes. As the legend goes, if you…
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