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West Asia
Yemen on 9 February 2012
Yemen on 9 February 2012 <Yemen Times> : “Yemen to face smoother transition without Saleh” news@theasian.asia
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Bangladesh on 9 February 2012
<Top N> Bangladesh on 9 February 2012 <Daily Star>: President Zillur Rahman formed a new five-member Election Commission
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South East Asia
Malaysia on 9 February 2012
Malaysia on 9 February 2012 <New Straits Times>: Peacekeeper dies of heart attack
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West Asia
Jordan on 9 February 2012
Jordan on 9 February 2012 <The Jordan Times> : “Tensions rise in public school teachers’ dispute with gov’t” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 9 February 2012
China on 9 February 2012 <CNTV>: Freeze affects 40,000 in Northern China
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East Asia
Japan on 9 February 2012
Japan on 9 February 2012 <Japan Times>: U.S. Marines to move; base row will drag on···
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West Asia
Israel Military Drill “Missile Equipment Test”
A reserve soldier of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operates an equipment which can track rockets’ direction and instantly analyze exactly where they will fall during a military drill monitoring the skies for falling rockets in Ashkelon, near the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, on Feb. 8, 2012. <Photo:…
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East Asia
“Nowhere to Go”
A harbor seal swims in ice water at the ecological seal bay near Yantai City, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 8, 2012. Affected by a cold wave, the seal bay iced up recently, trapping the harbor seals living in this water area. Workers of the scenic area started breaking ice…
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West Asia
Consumer Price in Iran Skyrocket
A blind man plays accordion as people shop at Tehran’s old main bazaar, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Feb. 7, 2012. As western sanctions on Iran intensify, prices of commodities in Iran have experienced sharp increase in the past several months. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Singapore’s Former DPM ‘Toh Chin Chye’ Died at 90
Students of Raffles Girl’s Primary School line along the street to send off Singapore’s former deputy prime minister Toh Chin Chye, Feb. 7, 2012. His funeral was held on Tuesday as all government buildings flew the national flag at half-mast. Toh Chin Chye, known as one of the most important…
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