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South Asia
Family members visit jailed Indian spy attacked by inmates
Dalbir Kaur(C), sister of jailed Indian spy Sarabjit Singh arrives with her family members at Wagah border in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on April 28, 2013. Singh, who is on death row, was attacked by inmates armed by bricks in Lahore’s jail on Friday. Singh was arrested in 1990 for his…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi and French President hold press conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L, front) holds a welcoming ceremony for French President Francois Hollande in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2013. Xi held talks with Hollande here on Thursday. <Xinhua/Ju Peng> Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and French President Francois Hollande meet with journalists in Beijing, capital of…
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South East Asia
ASEAN makes progress on trade as summit closes
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei — Southeast Asian leaders were upbeat on April 25 about progress made on an ambitious plan to weld the region into a European Union-style economic community as a counterweight to Asian powerhouse China, while efforts were stalling on South China Sea disputes. Leaders attending…
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South East Asia
Cambodian opposition calls for electoral reforms before July election
Kem Sokha (1st R), vice-president of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and Mu Sochua, opposition lawmaker, give their regards to supporters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 24, 2013. Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the kingdom’s main opposition party, staged a non-violent protest on Wednesday to call for reforms within the…
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West Asia
IPAF Surprise: Younger and less popular novelists stand out
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic fiction (IPAF) has been announced in Tunisia. It came as a surprise as many famous novelists who were included in the long list didn’t make it to the shortlist. The unexpected shortlist included these six novels: “Ave Maria” by the Iraqi novelist…
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South East Asia
Myanmarese President holds talks with Indonesian President Yuhoyono
Myanmar President Thein Sein, right, holds talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yuhoyono, left, during their meeting at Presidential House Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. <AP Photo>
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South Asia
Nepal’s former minister is now rearing pigs
Kathmandu – Former Minister Shiva Raj Joshi who spent almost 15 years at the Singh Durbar, the central secretariat of the Nepal government, as a parliamentarian and a minister, is now spending his day at a piggery in a village of south-west Nepal. Accustomed to putting signatures on the piles of…
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East Asia
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional official meets widow of Koo Chen-fu
Peng Qinghua (L), secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China, pays a visit to Koo Yen Cho-yun, wife of the late Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Koo Chen-fu in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, April 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Xiong Hongming>
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South Asia
A Pakistani candidate runs election campaign with supporters
In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013 photo, Maulana Jalil Jan, second right, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, is surrounded by supporters while touring a market in Peshawar, Pakistan. <AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad> In this Thursday, April 11, 2013, photo, Pakistani daily laborer, Wakeel Mohammed, 38, who fled Pakistan’s tribal region, due…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 21, 2013. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. <Xinhua/Pool>
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