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West Asia
Anan Meets Putin For Ending Syrian Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Annan discussed the Syria crisis with Lavrov on Monday, and met with President Putin on Tuesday. The UN and Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis has begun his…
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South Asia
Demand For Free Text Book, Uniform In India
Indian police detain activists of different students’ organization who were protesting near the Andhra Pradesh state secretariat in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The protestors were demanding free text books and uniform for economically backward students. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
British FM: Annan’s Plan Is Best Hope For Ending War In Syria
A Syrian refugee passes by the playground at the Jordanian-run Al Bashabsheh refugee camp in Ramtha, Jordan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. After a visit to the camp Tuesday, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague, not shown, said implementing U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan is the “best hope” for…
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South Asia
Nepal : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks
Top news in <The Kathmandu Post> : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks KATHMANDU, JUL 17 – Top UCPN (Maoist) leaders on Tuesday vowed to complete the peace and constitution writing processes by keeping the party cohesive and correcting “past mistakes.” Speaking at the inaugural session of…
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South East Asia
Thailand : No detainees to be released
Top news in <The Nation> : No detainees to be released The detainees will not be allowed any visits from relatives. Meanwhile, Thai members of a joint border committee are in the process of getting the detainees’ belongings, but the process of escorting them back to Thailand will not be possible until…
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East Asia
Tibetan Exiles Mourn Self-Immolated Tibetans
Tibetan exiles carry Tibetan flags and a portrait of the spiritual leader Dalai Lama, center, during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 to express solidarity with Lobsang Lozin, an 18-year-old Tibetan monk whom they say died of self-immolation in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The International Campaign…
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East Asia
Enjoying samgyetang
Foreign students try samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup) as part of the 2012 International Summer School program at Hansung University in northern Seoul, Tuesday, a day before “chobok,” one of the three hottest days of the year. Samgyetang is a favorite of Koreans during the summer, as it is known to…
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South Asia
Anyer pran bachate giye nijer pongu howar ashonka ek chatrer
Namaskar, ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association,AJA. Attohoya kari ek bekti ke trainer dhakka theke bachate giye nije e pran songshoyer sommukhin kuri bochor boyosko ek chatro. trainer dhakkaye tar daan paati jokhom hoye ebong baa payer hatur ninmno bhag bad jaye. tar daan paa ti beche jabe bole doctor ra…
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South East Asia
Viet Nam : APEC must play key role
Top news in <Vietnam News> : APEC must play key role Viet Nam, as a developing country, was actively integrating into the global economy, fully implementing multilateral and bilateral international commitments, and creating a favourable business environment for domestic and foreign businesses and investors. President Truong Tan Sang made the statement while attending…
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East Asia
NK Film “Meet In Pyongyang” To Premiere In China
Director Kim Hyong Chol introduces cast members from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) during the premiere ceremony of “Meet in Pyongyang” in Beijing, capital of China, July 16, 2012. “Meet in Pyongyang”, the first China-DPRK co-production film, was about the story of a Chinese dancer learning dancing in DPRK…
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