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South Asia
Illicit liquor Kills 121 People in India
A woman cries for her relative, who died of illicit liquor, outside Mograhat hospital in the village of Sangrampur near Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, India, on Dec. 15, 2011. The death toll from the illicit liquor disaster in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal has…
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World
Mobile Grabs the Scene
A man takes footage with his mobile in front of the burning office building of the Roads and Bridges Authority in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in the latest clashes between protestors and security forces on Friday in Cairo, said…
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World
Protesters Clashes with Police, Two Were Killed
Protesters threw stones at police near the Egyptian cabinet building in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Dec. 16, 2011. The clashes happened after a rumor spread that one protester was arrested and beaten by the police. At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in the latest clashes between…
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East Asia
Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees in Taipei
A child looks at an eco-friendly Christmas tree in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Dec. 16, 2011. Twenty-five Christmas trees made of used spoons, bags, shoes, toys and other recycled materials attracted many citizens in Taipei on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China Celebrates its First Space Docking
Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, pose for a group photo with delegates attending the rally to celebrate the…
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East Asia
An Artist in the Snow Block
A contestant climbs into the snow block for carving during the 24th Harbin (China) the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 16, 2011. As a traditional activity in the expo, the 12th Heilongjiang Snow Sculpture Compitition will last four days…
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East Asia
Bloodshed Continues in Syria
In spite of continuing violence between security forces and opposition forces, Syria held local elections on 12. Authorities said the vote had been freer compared to the past ones but turnout was expected to be very low. The opposition had called for a boycott and launched a general strike. Not…
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West Asia
Baird Urges Canadians to Move out of Syria
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attends a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, Dec.15, 2011. Canadians in Syria should flee the turbulent Syria now, while there are commercial flights out of the country, the country’s John Baird said. (Photograph: Xinhua)(ctt)
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Tajik President officially Visits to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon (R) in Kiev, Ukraine, Dec. 15, 2011. Rakhmon is on a two-day official visit to Ukraine. <Photograph: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Netherlands Opens Its First Icehotel
A chambermaid cleans a room of the icehotel Lumen in Zwolle, the Netherlands, Dec.15, 2011. The recently new-opened hotel is the first ice hotel in the Netherlands which has three rooms in total, and the inside temperature keeps minus four degree Celsius. It will receive guests only for two months,…
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