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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on June 21: Protest at Parliament over passing elections law
Top news in <Ammon>: Protest at Parliament over passing elections law Dozens of activists and opposition parties members on Wednesday protested in front of the Parliament over endorsing the 2012 draft law to be discussed by the Senate House soon. They threw tomatoes at the parliament building in Alabdali area…
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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on June 21: PM affirms full support for Yemeni women
Top news in <Saba>: PM affirms full support for Yemeni women Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa asserted on Wednesday his strong support for Yemeni women and their participation in forge Yemen’s future. During the women local conference held in Aden, Basindwa underlined the importance of women’s participation in the national…
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West Asia
Palestinian Attack Draws Israeli Air Strike
An Israeli border police officer, right, and a police sapper, left, examine the remains of a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip after it hit a community along the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on southern…
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South East Asia
Major news in Burma on Jun 20 : Religious leaders urge calm after Rakhine violence
Top news in <The Myanmar Times> : Religious leaders urge calm after Rakhine violence PEOPLE on both sides of the conflict in Rakhine State need to show more transparency and compassion and work to address the underlying issues behind the violence, religious leaders said last week. The violence between the Rakhine…
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East Asia
Chinese Singer Vows To Boost Korean Tourism
Chinese singer Li Yuchun attends an appointment ceremony held by Korean Tourism Organization in Seoul, South Korea, June 20, 2012. Li Yuchun is appointed on Wednesday as the new ambassador of Korean Tourism Organization to boost South Korean tourism in the market of Chinese mainland. <Xinhua/Yao Qilin> news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Kazakhstan on Jun 20: Kazakhstan bank purchased rare The Beatles photo
Top news in <Tengri News> : Kazakhstan bank purchased rare The Beatles photo Three main differences of the photo from the cover are that the singers are crossing the road in the other way and Paul McCartney has no cigarette in his had and wears sandals. This photograph for many…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 20: Ex-Egypt president Mubarak unconscious
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Ex-Egypt president Mubarak unconscious Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak became unconscious Tuesday and is on a respirator, Reuters said. The country’s Middle East News Agency said earlier in the day that Mubarak, 84, was pronounced clinically dead by his doctors but security sources denied the…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 20: Ancient Tibetan scriptures revived via modern technology
Top news in <People Daily>: Ancient Tibetan scriptures revived via modern technology LHASA, June 19 (Xinhua) — A scripture collection center in the Tibet autonomous region has digitally preserved, printed and published more than 300 ancient Tibetan scriptures with the help of modern technology. The scriptures have been collected since…
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South East Asia
Major news in Philippine on June 20 : Senate to probe ‘green’ killings
Top news in <Manila Times> : Senate to probe ‘green’ killings Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday called for an investigation into the killing of environmentalists and employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which he said is alarming. Cayetano said that 14 department employees and environmentalists have…
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West Asia
Iran, Six Powers To Hold Expert Talks On July 3
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after the talks on the controversial Iranian nuclear program in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Iran and six world powers are suspending high-level talks meant to dispel suspicions that Tehran might turn its nuclear activities into making weapons, the…
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