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West Asia
Hezbollah leader vows to support ally Syria while it is under attack
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah delivers a broadcast speech during a rally commemorating “Liberation Day,” which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon in 2000, in Mashghara village, Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Saturday May 25, 2013. Nasrallah said his Shiite militant group will not stand idly by while…
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East Asia
Japan offers 51 bn yen loan and major aid package to Myanmar
Japan on Sunday provided a fresh loan of about 51 billion yen (about 504 million U.S. dollars) to help Myanmar’s infrastructural development projects for Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), official sources said. According to the notes exchanged between the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Myanmar President U Thein…
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People
UN Secretary-General Ban visits Heal Africa hospital in Goma, Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed Thursday that security must go hand-in-hand with development in Congo’s troubled eastern city of Goma, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to allow the visit to proceed. The U.N. chief traveled to Congo, and specifically to Goma, for the first time…
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West Asia
US Secretary of State Kerry meets with Palestinian President Abbas
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, May 23, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013. The United…
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West Asia
Arab FMs attend emergency meeting on Syria at AL headquaters in Cairo
Foreign ministers attend the emergency meeting of Arab Ministerial Committee on Syria at the headquarters of Cairo-based Arab League (AL) in Cairo, Egypt, May. 23, 2013. The Arab Ministerial Committee on Syria held an emergency meeting Thursday here in the headquarters of Cairo-based Arab League (AL) to discuss efforts exerted to…
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East Asia
80-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, oldest to summit Mt. Everest
A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, third from left on the peak, stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura’s Tokyo-based support…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Li meets Pakistani President to strengthen alliance
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei> Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, center, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, fourth right, watch as Pakistani and Chinese officials, foreground, sign an agreement during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan…
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East Asia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends special envoy to China
After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country’s most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance.…
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West Asia
‘Friends of Syria’ meeting: US, allies to increase support to Syrian rebels
The United States and its European and Arab allies on Wednesday said they would increase support to rebels until the formation of a transitional government in Syria. In a communique issued by “Friends of Syria” meeting, the foreign ministers of the United States, several Arab and European states said that…
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South Asia
Afghan President meets Indian counterpart to seek military aid
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, right, listens to Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Karzai is meeting with Indian leaders and is expected to seek increased military aid from India. India has invested more than $2 billion…
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