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West Asia
Israeli President meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Monday, April, 8, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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Central Asia
Russian President Putin talks with Dutch PM in Amsterdam meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin, third from right, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, second left, are seen at the start of a meeting at the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 8, 2013. After getting an earful from Chancellor Angela Merkel on the importance of democratic issues, Russian President…
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People
With Magaret Thatcher’s passing, Britons remember its ‘Iron Lady’
Flowers placed by well-wishers surround a portrait of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher outside her home in Belgravia, London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Margaret Thatcher, the combative “Iron Lady” who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to…
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East Asia
A FAO official addresses a Chinese workshop on Forests in Istanbul
Eva Muller, official for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, addresses a Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 8, 2013. A Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests was held on Monday, discussing China’s practices…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi meets Mongolian Chairman of State Great Hural
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Chairman of State Great Hural of Mongolia Zandaakhuu Enkhbold during their meeting on the sidelines of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, April 7, 2013. <Xinhua/Li Xueren>
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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
This image released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Mohammed Morsi greeting a girl after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, right, received him at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday to meet the country’s President Omar al-Bashir.…
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East Asia
Qatari PM receives China’s special envoy to the Middle East
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani (R) meets with Wu Sike, China’s special envoy to the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar, April 3, 2013. <Xinhua>
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South Asia
Indian Tamil movie stars demand a probe into alleged wartime abuses
Indian Tamil movie stars sit during a day-long fast demanding probe into alleged wartime abuses by Sri Lanka in Chennai, India, April 2, 2013. The Indian movie stars fasted for a day in a protest demanding a UN probe into alleged wartime abuses on ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Saudi Aribian Prince Khalid Sultan
Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping (R) meets with Prince Khalid Sultan, deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng>
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West Asia
Bassem Youssef: Egypt’s iconic satirist
All around the world, there are many satirical programs, whether it’s political or not, with real or made-up events. But in the Arab world, it differs. Political satirical programs are rare. They almost don’t exist. In Tunisia, for example, there was a short program where they show puppets which look…
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