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East Asia
Liu Yandong congratulates 110th founding anniversary of Beijing Normal University
In this file photo taken in January, 2006, Wang Yang (C) talks with locals during a research in Pengshui County of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. <Xinhua> In this file photo taken on July 21, 2011, Li Jianguo (R, Front) meets with locals during a visit to Nagqu, southwest China’s Tibet…
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South Asia
Leaders of Janata Dal wave hands to their supporters during a rally in New Delhi
Supporters of Janata Dal (United) attend a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. President of Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav (3rd L) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (4th L) pose for photos during a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar>
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South East Asia
Hun Sen and other Cambodian leaders attend closing ceremony of the party congress
Cambodian Prime Minister and Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Vice President Hun Sen (R, Front), CPP President Chea Sim (C, Front) and the party’s Honorary President Heng Samrin (L, Front) attend the closing ceremony of the party congress in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 17, 2013. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party…
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East Asia
NK leader Kim Jong-un watch firing drill conducted by detachment in Jangjae Islet
The undated photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 14, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), watching a live shell firing drill at the southwest sector of the front line. Kim Jong Un watched and guided the drill…
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West Asia
Turkish President welcomes Romanian FM at his office in Ankara
Photo released by the Presidential Palace of Turkey shows Turkish President Abdullah Gul meeting with visiting Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean at the presidential Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on March 14, 2013. <Xinhua>
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Central Asia
Presidents of Ukrain and Latvia meet in Kiev to strengthen bilateral relations
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (R) meets with his Latvian counterpart, Andris Berzins, in Kiev, March 14, 2013. Both sides pledged Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperate on Ukraine’s integration into the European Union (EU). <Xinhua/Press Office of President of Ukraine>
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South Asia
Leaders of Nepalese political parties agree to form a gov’t led by chief justice
Leaders of various political parties including Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, center, raise hands after signing an agreement to form a government led by chief justice khilraj Regmi in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Nepal’s quiet, barely known chief justice is on the verge of taking almost total control…
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West Asia
UN Under-Secretary-General comforts Syrian children at a refuge camp in Turkey
Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, greets Syrian refugee children at a school during her visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Kilis, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency…
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South Asia
Ousted Pakistani premier submits appeal to annul his five-year ban for running election
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani talks to reporters after appearing in the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Gilani appeared in the court to submit appeal to quash his five-year disqualification, for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The Pakistani government has suggested that election may…
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East Asia
A senior Japanese diplomat urges his gov’t to cool tension with China through dialogue
Former Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa delivers a speech during a meeting in Okasa, Janpan, March 13, 2013. Uichiro Niwa gave a speech on Wednesday at a lecture meeting held at a major conference hall in the western Japanese city of Osaka, urging the Japanese government to cool tensions…
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