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East Asia
Last Day of Maslenitsa Festival
Russians play with snow during Maslenitsa in Gatchina, Leningrad Region, Russia, Feb. 26, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Lu Jinbo> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Taiwan Experieces 6.1 Magnitute Earthquake
Passengers wait for the resumption of subway operation in a station of Kaohsiung, southeast China’s Taiwan, Feb. 26, 2012. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China Earthquake Network Center (CENC). Taiwan’s meteorological authorities said the epicenter of the quake,…
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East Asia
Japan on 27 February 2012
Japan on 27 February 2012 <The Japan Times> : “Noda makes first trip to Okinawa for Futenma talks” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 27 February 2012
China on 27 February 2012 <China Daily> : “World’s shortest man announced by Guinness” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Mongolia on 27 February 2012
Mongolia on 27 February 2012 <The UB Post> : “President Ts.Elbegdorj welcomes Year of the Water Dragon” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Vietnam on 27 February 2012
Vietnam on 27 February 2012 <Vietnam News> : “VN, Armenia eye strong trade ties” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistan on 27 February 2012
Pakistan on 27 February 2012 <The Nation> : “Imran says only PTI can take Pakistan out of energy crisis” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iran on 27 February 2012
Iran on 27 February 2012 <Tehran Times> : “Syria holds referendum on new constitution” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Turkey on 27 February 2012
Turkey on 27 February 2012 <Today’s Zaman> : “Critical CHP congress marred by legal disputes over quorum” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Bin Laden’s Compound Demolished
This file photo taken on May 4, 2011, shows media personnel and local residents gather outside the compound where Osama bin Laden had hidden inside for years in northwest Pakistan’s Abbottabad. The living compound of the former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad is being demolished, said one local…
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