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South Asia
Realm of status quo heading towards change in Pakistan
Contemplating facts behind low socio-political and economic growth reveals shadows of bad governance anywhere in the world. The same can be considered valid for prevailing conditions in Pakistan as governance has been a pertinent issue behind ever soaring problems faced by the country. A nation with a colossal population of…
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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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South East Asia
Malaysia’s ruling party flags fly as elections compaign kicks off
A flag of Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition flies as a man works on a fishing boat in Kuantan, Pahang state, Malaysia, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Malaysian politicians Saturday began formal campaigning for May 5 general elections that will determine if Prime Minister Najib Razak’s governing coalition can extend nearly…
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East Asia
Chairman Yu meets President of Cambodian Royalist Party Rasmey
Yu Zhengsheng (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Norodom Arun Rasmey, president of Cambodian royalist party Funcinpec, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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West Asia
Former Egyptian President Murabak to be sent back to Prison Hospital
A supporter of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during a protest outside the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2013. Egypt’s prosecution ordered Wednesday to discharge former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Maadi Military Hospital and send him back to Tora Prison Hospital, official Al-Ahram news website…
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West Asia
Syrian President Assad accuses West of interference on national TV
In this image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. Syria’s president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country’s civil war, warning it will pay a price “in the heart” of Europe and the United…
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East Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Japanese FM Fumio Kishida
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) poses with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to their meeting at Foreign Ministry’s Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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West Asia
Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki speaks at election campaign
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, is surrounded by his political bloc as he makes a speech during his campaign in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 15, 2013. Al-Maliki resumed his election campaign after the early voting for security forces in…
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South Asia
Kuwait’s Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets Palestinian President
Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) meet with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Kuwait Ctiy, capital of Kuwait, on April 15, 2013. <Xinhua/Pool>
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