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Famous Storytelling Cafe in Syria

70-year-old storyteller Abou shady (2nd R) plays with a child at Al-Nawfara cafe in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 25, 2012. Al-Nawfara, “The Fountain” in Arabic, is a charming cafe next to the eastern gate of the Umayyad Mosque and the entrance of Al-Qaymariya area in Damascus old city. It is one…

East Asia

China on 29 February 2012: Friendships in animal world

China on 29 February 2012 <Xinhua>: Friendships in animal world

East Asia

Japan on 29 February 2012

Japan on 29 February 2012 <Japan Today>: Snow blankets Kanto-Koshin regions

Central Asia

Kazakhstan on 29 February 2012

Kazakhstan on 29 February 2012 <Gazeta>: President Nazarbayev receives Astana Mayor

South East Asia

Philippines on 29 February 2012

Philippines on 29 February 2012 <Manila Bulletin>: For God, Not Politics

South Asia

Nepal on 29 February 2012

Nepal on 29 February 2012 <Nepali Times>: Don’t fix what ain’t broke

West Asia

Saudi Arabia on 29 February 2012

Saudi Arabia on 29 February 2012 <Arab News>: HRC demands a clear world message to Syria

West Asia

Lebanon Arabia on 29 February 2012

Lebanon Arabia on 29 February 2012 <The Daily Star>: Lebanon dreams as it awaits the big game

East Asia

64 Chinese Kids Suffer From Lead Poisoning

Four sick children are seen in Tieshiling Village of Renhua County in Shaoguan, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 28, 2012. Sixty-four children have been confirmed to be suffering from lead poisoning in south China’s Guangdong province, local authorities said Friday. Of the 103 residents of Dongtang township of Renhua county…

South Asia

General Strikes for 24hrs in India

Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012. Markets, banks, factories are closed and traffic is sparse in major cities across India during the strike, called by eleven major trade unions to protest…