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East Asia
Kim Yong-nam’s Visit To Indonesia
Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea’s parliament, is currently on his first reported trip overseas since late leader Kim Jong Il’s death. The weeklong journey comes on the heels of new U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for launching a long-range rocket in April in defiance of…
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South Asia
Anti-Israel Rally Going Violent
A Pakistani Shiite Muslim protestor falls over a fire, while pouring gasoline on representations of US and Israeli flags, during an anti-Israel rally and in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 13, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on May 14
Top news in <Todays Zaman>: ‘Media imposes official ideology, creating negative non-Muslim image’ news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Pakistan on May 14
Top news in <Nation>: Pakistan, US near a ‘deal’ news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on May 14
Top news in <Vietnam Plus>: VN demands a stop to violation of sovereignty news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Mongol on May 14
Top news in <Mongol News>: Three Firefighters Die in Fire news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 14
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Int’l tribunal not solution to sea tensions news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 14
Top news in <Kyodo News>: 3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation on N. Korea, FTA news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Iran on May 14: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
People Don’t Grow Old For Nothing
An elderly woman participates in a protest in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hundreds of elderly from the country have been protesting near the Indian parliament for the last three days to demand a universal old age pension for those above 60 years of age. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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