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Central Asia
A fire rages in an unoccupied high-rise building in Grozny, Russia
A fire rages in a high-rise apartment building in provincial capital Grozny, Russia, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. French actor Gerard Depardieu reportedly received an apartment in the complex of buildings as a gift from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. People are not living in the building yet. <AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev>
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Central Asia
“Car Free Day” event held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
People ride bicycles to participate in the “Car Free Day” event in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, March 31, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Shi Yongchun>
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Central Asia
Soyuz space ship blasts off carrying two Russian, one American astronauts
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. The Russian rocket carries Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy. The moon is…
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Central Asia
‘Wine country’ Georgia eyes closer relations with Korea
Interview with the Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Apkhazava Georgia is a country so far from Korea, but one with many similarities. Did you know that most nationalities can visit Georgia without a visa for 360 days? This can be seen as an extension of Georgia’s history of tolerance. In an interview…
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East Asia
A senior member of the CPC talks with Mongolian ruling party leader in Beijing
Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Ulziisaikhan Enkhtuvshin, chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party, in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ma Zhancheng>
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Central Asia
Presidents of South Africa, Russia shake hands in Durban where they came for five-nation summit
South African President Jacob Zuma and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa _ the five countries that the World Bank says are driving global economic growth _ arrived in South…
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East Asia
Mongolian children wear traditional costumes with a decision to promote ethnic culture in autonomous region
Children wearing costumes of Mongolian ethnic group perform during a class at a kindergarten in Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 25, 2013. The region has promoted education on ethnic culture for kindergarten children of Mongolian ethnic group, by offering children classes on folk music, dance…
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East Asia
Chinese and Russian defense chiefs shake hands in Moscow
Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (L), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, capital of Russia, March 24, 2013. Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (2nd R), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei…
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Central Asia
Uzbek women in colorful costumes dance to celebrate Navruz, New Year holiday
Uzbek dancers in embroidered silk costumes perform during the festivities marking the Navruz holiday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Navruz (“New Year”) dates back to ancient Iranian and Central Asian fire-worshippers who celebrated the spring equinox with dances and ritual food. <AP Photo/Anvar Ilyasov>
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Central Asia
Muscovites celebrate traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter
Muscovites gather to burn an effigy of Lady Maslenitsa during celebrations of Pancake Week, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to the pagan times. <AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev>
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