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South Asia
Funerals Take Place For Those Killed In Karachi Factory Fire
People get ready to offer funeral prayers of workers who lost their lives in a factory fire, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the death toll from devastating factory fires that broke out in two major cities has killed hundreds. <AP Photo/Fareed Khan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Lone Refugee Woman Walks Along Flooded Area In Pakistan
A woman carries a tire as she walks past the flooded area in Dera Allah Yar, southwest Pakistan, on Sept. 12, 2012. At least 136 people were killed and 182 others were injured in flood triggered by heavy rains across Pakistan over the last 22 days, Pakistan National Disaster Management…
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South East Asia
Annual Ceremony To Give Free Food To The Poor In Bangkok
Thai people walk through the gate to get free food during the Tae-Kra-Jard or empty the basket ceremony at the headquarters of Por Tek Tung Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The annual ceremony was held ahead of the vegetarian festival when the foundation give away dried donated…
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East Asia
China’s NPC Standing Committee Chairman Arrives In Myanmar
Wu Bangguo (front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), arrives at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Sept. 12, 2012, starting an official goodwill visit to Myanmar. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Deputy Premiers Of China, Uzbekistan Meet In Tashkent
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (L) meets with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Dong Longjiang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Economic Contacts Getting Brisk With Arab Nations
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L, front) visits the exhibition hall of the 2012 China (Ningxia) International Investment and Trade Fair and 3rd China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippine: Aquino to give out awards to Robredo searchers, ‘habagat’ rescuers
Major News of <Inquirer> : Aquino to give out awards to Robredo searchers, ‘habagat’ rescuers MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino will give out awards in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday for those who joined the search for the late Secretary Jesse Robredo and those who helped in the rescue efforts at the…
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South Asia
Pakistan Frees Indian Fishermen As Goodwill Gesture
Released Indian fishermen wait for immigration clearance at Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Pakistan released 48 Indian fishermen, 10 of them teenagers, as a goodwill gesture during the official visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna. Released Indian fishermen cross Wagah Border in…
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South Asia
Garment Factory Fire In Pakistan Leaves About 100 Casualties
People watch ongoing rescue operation at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Two factory fire incidents that occurred in Pakistan on Tuesday have claimed 40 lives and wounded 57 others, according to local media. Fire rages at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan. Pakistani…
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West Asia
Netanyahu Inspects Israeli Military Exercise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with soilders during visiting an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Golani Brigade exercise in the Golan Heights on September 11, 2012. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Israeli Defense Forces'(IDF) Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (R) during visiting an IDF Golani Brigade…
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