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South Asia
Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others
Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Fruit Vendor Waits For Customers
A fruit vendor sits between piles of pineapple and watermelon at a traditional fruit market in Kramat Jati of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Monsoon Rain Brings Refresh For Children In Lahore
A man pushes his auto rickshaw in flooded street after a heavy monsoon rain in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Sleep May Be The Best Means Of Enduring Fast
Syrian Muslims sleep as they wait for the time to break their fast at at the Umayyad Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, July 30, 2021. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Scenes Of Flood Damages In Anju, A NK City
People walk in the floodwater in Anju in this picture released by KCNA, the official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 30. A 24 hours of torrential rain hit parts of the country since Sunday, sparking fears of further flooding and damage. Floods triggered…
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East Asia
Ndi Kenya Naga Imehe Ulo Umenala Na Seoul
*This is Ibo which language is used usually in South-East Nigeria. Onochi Obodo Kenya na Korea bu Mazi Nagovi Kitua Kuru si na Ndi Kenya ga emehe ulo umenala na Seoul. Mazi Kitua si na odinkmpa kaha mehe ebe Ndi korea and ndi ozo ga amuta umenala Ndi Kenya ka…
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East Asia
Korean Short Stories for Foreigners
This is Intern Doria Garms-Sotelo from the USA reporting from THE AsiaN. A local publisher has released the first batch of renowned Korean short stories in both Korean and English in a bilingual series. Asia Publishers released the first 15 books in the local market Wednesday. Readers will soon be…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan : Olympics, Kazakhstan ranked 7th by Olympic medal count after 2nd day
Major News of <Tengrinews> : Olympics, Kazakhstan ranked 7th by Olympic medal count after 2nd day Kazakhstan national Olympic team is ranked 7th by medal count after the second day of the Olympics-2012 for the first time in the history of the independent Kazakhstan, Vesti.kz reports. Kazakhstan athletes won two…
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South East Asia
Brunei : ITB students hold prayers for victims
Major News of <The Brunei Times> : ITB students hold prayers for victims MORE than 100 Institut Teknologi Brunei students participated in a tahlil ceremony and mass prayers on Saturday to pay respects to the victims of the recent military helicopter tragedy that occurred recently, said the tertiary institute. In a…
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East Asia
NK Military Exercise To Mark Armistice Anniversary
A North Korean flag flutters during a military exercise by the historic 105 tank unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea Friday, July 27, 2012, marking the 59th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The 105 tank unit, which denounced joint U.S. and South Korean…
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