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Central Asia

Kazakhstan on 11 January 2012

Kazakhstan on 11 January 2012 <Tengri News> : “Bolat Abilov excluded from parliament race” news@theasian.asia

South Asia

Nepal on 11 January 2012

Nepal on 11 January 2012 <The Kathmandu Post> : “Must Bhattarai go? Dahal ponders” news@theasian.asia

West Asia

Lebanon on 11 January 2012

Lebanon on 11 January 2012 <The Daily Star> : “Assad speech draws West’s outrage” news@theasian.asia

West Asia

Saudi Arabia on 11 January 2012

Saudi Arabia on 11 January 2012 <Asharq Alawsat> : “Syria’s president says he won’t leave power” news@theasian.asia

South East Asia

Burma on 11 January 2012

Burma on 11 January 2012 <The Myanmar Times> : “Import permit prices skyrocket” news@theasian.asia

South East Asia

Philippines on 11 January 2012

Philippines on 11 January 2012 <The Manila Times> : “Terror watch intensifies” news@theasian.asia

East Asia

China on 11 January 2012

China on 11 January 2012 <CNTV> : “Geithner arrives in China for economic talks” news@theasian.asia

East Asia

Japan on 11 January 2012

Japan on 11 January 2012 <The Mainichi Daily News> : “Japan should take steps toward full-scale restoration of disaster-hit areas” news@theasian.asia

West Asia

Iran-Venezuela “We’re Brother”

In this image provided by the Venezuelan Presidency Office, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) greets his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Palace in the city of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2012. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Venezuela on Monday, kicking off his Latin American tour which…

East Asia

Falconry Cultural Festival at Yulou, China

A falconer deals with his hawk as it catches a pheasant during a falconry cultural festival at Yulou Village of Jilin City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Jan. 9, 2012. More than 40 falconers carrying their hawks took part in the festival which kicked off here Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Sun Xin> news@theasian.asia