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Politics
Dutch Queen Beatrix Announces Abdication To Turn Over The Throne To Her Eldest Son
Dutch Queen Beatrix poses for a photographer prior or shortly after announcing her April 30, 2013, abdication in a prerecorded speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, has ruled the nation of 16 million for more than 32 years and would be…
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Politics
Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa
Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th…
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East Asia
NK Top Leader Kim Jong-un Presides Over A Security Affairs Meeting
This photo provided by KCNA on Jan. 27, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un (3rd L), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a work meeting of officials for national security and external affairs held recently on current situation. Kim Jong Un pledged to resort to “powerful…
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East Asia
Kim Yong-joon, Former Constitutional Court Chief, Meets The Press Upon Being Nominated As PM Of Incoming Gov.t
Kim Yong-joon, a former Constitutional Court chief, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Kim Thursday was nominated by President-elect Park Geun-hye as the first prime minister of her incoming government. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon> South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun-hye (Front) arrives at the transition…
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West Asia
About 56.5 Percent Of Registered Voters Cast Their Ballots In Jordanian Parliamentary Election
Election officials count votes in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 23, 2013. About 56.5 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots Wednesday to elect members of the 17th lower house of parliament, the election commission said. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> A member of the Jordanian Independent Electoral Commission, walks past a large…
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South East Asia
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Reviews Honor Guard During Her 2-Day Visit To Singapore
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam (R) meets with Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix at the Istana in Singapore, Jan. 24, 2013. Queen Beatrix is on a 2-day official visit to Singapore. <Xinhua/Then Chih Wey> Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands inspects an honor guard with Singapore’s President Tony Tan, behind her, during…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Reveals Gov’t Rules In Dealing With Civil Wars
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, center, gestures as he arrives with Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya for a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Sri Lanka’s military on Thursday asked the government to introduce its own rules to deal with civil wars, saying existing…
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East Asia
NK Leader Kim Jong-un Promises To Put Focus On Economic Improvements In His New Year Speech
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives his first speech for the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, calling for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a…
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South Asia
New Leader Of India’s Main Opposition Party Waves To Supporters Upon Being Elected In New Delhi
Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, center, waves to supporters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Singh was elected unopposed Wednesday morning. Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, left, and outgoing party president Nitin…
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East Asia
Kim Moo-sung Shakes Hands With Xi Jinping Upon Handing Over Letter From Park Geun-hye In Beijing
Kim Moo-sung, left, a special envoy sent by South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye, shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, right, after he handed over a letter from Park to Xi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Chinese…
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