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West Asia
Iranian Women Stick to Pre-Islamic Festival
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian women play ball during a picnic marking ancient festival of Sizdeh Bedar, or public picnic day, at the end of thirteen-day Iranian New Year holidays, outside the northeastern city of Esfarayen, Iran, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Iranians flocked to parks and orchards to mark Sizdeh Bedar,…
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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on April 2 2012
Top news in <Today’s Zaman >: Police use tear gas to disperse Assad supporters in İstanbul news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Iran on April 2 2012
Top news in <Iran Daily>: President Opens Hormuzgan Steel Plant Calls for Upholding Justice news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in India on April 2 2012
Top news in <India Today>: Pilots set deadline for Kingfisher management news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on April 2 2012
Top news in <Vietnam News>: Hung Kings worship ritual – a spiritual cultural heritage news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Mongol on April 2 2012: 850 Mongolian soldiers deployed to South Sudan
Top news in <Mongol News>: 850 Mongolian soldiers deployed to South Sudan news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on April 2 2012
Top news in <People Daily>: The 8th China Interntaional Press Photo Contest news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on April 2 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: M5.9 quake shakes Fukushima Pref., vicinity in eastern Japan news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Bahraini Protesters Face Riot Police
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini anti-government protesters face off against riot police in a street where protesters lit fires to ease the effects of tear gas fired by riot police Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Salmabad, Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital of Manama. Bahraini security forces fired tear gas…
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East Asia
A Bridge in the Air Stunns Chinese
JISHOU, China — Photography enthusiasts take photos of the long-span Aizhai suspension bridge in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hunan Province, March 31, 2012. Aizhai suspension bridge, with a main span of 1,176 meters and a maximum height of 330 meters, was open to traffic on Saturday.…
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