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South Asia
Supporters of former Pakistani PM Sharif gather at election campaign
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (C) wave to supporters during an election campaign gathering in Rawalpindi, adjacent city of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 7, 2013. Election campaign rallies held across the country as Pakistan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on May 11. Supporters of former Pakistani…
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East Asia
Obama backs S. Korea in appearance with President Park Geun-hye
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves. “The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions, those days are over.” Obama said from…
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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi and cabinet discuss country’s financial troubles
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with his cabinet in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi’s Cabinet on Tuesday, including two members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at addressing…
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West Asia
An Iranian candidate for presidential election gets media attention
An Iranian candidate checks his documents as he registers for Iran’s 11th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 7, 2013. Candidates for Iran’s 11th presidential election, slated for June 14, began to register on May 7. An Iranian candidate is surrounded by media as he arrives to register for Iran’s…
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South Asia
Government disappoint Nepalese by recommending Karki for CIAA chief
Kathmandu – Recommendation of the Constitutional Council to appoint former chief secretary of Nepal Governmnet to the post of the chief of the anti-graft body has drawn flak from the civil society leaders, student organizations, lawyers and journalists. The Constitutional Council led by chairman of the Interim Election Council (Prime…
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East Asia
Korean President Park meets UN Secretary-General Ban at UN HQ
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, poses for photos with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations headquarters, Monday, May 6, 2013. South Korean President Park Geun-hye lower right, and her delegation meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, upper left, at United Nations headquarters, Monday, May 6, 2013.…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Li meets with Palestinian President Abbas
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing>
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East Asia
Grading America’s ‘Pivot to Asia’
Editor’s note: The ‘Pivot to Asia’ has been understood as one of the Obama Administration’s central foreign policy initiatives. Simply put, the pivot is meant to be a strategic ‘rebalancing’ of U.S. interests from Europe and the Middle East toward East Asia. But there are still lots of controversy over…
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South East Asia
Malaysia’s governing coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing
Malaysia’s governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, a result that exposes growing racial polarization in the Southeast Asian nation and could undermine Prime Minister Najib Razak. With just one result left to declare, the National Front had won 133 seats in the…
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South Asia
An Indian polling officer applies indelible ink mark on voter’s finger
An Indian Muslim woman arrives with her child at a polling station to caste her vote in Bangalore, India, Sunday, May 5, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka which has 41.8 million voters including 21.3 million women headed to the polls Sunday. There are 2948 candidates contesting for 224…
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