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West Asia
Arab League Secretary-General Arrives In Gaza Strip To Forge A Truce In The Region
Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby (C) arrives in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Nov. 20, 2012. Turkey’s foreign minister and a delegation of Arab League traveled to Gaza on a truce mission between Palestine and Israel on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
UN Chief Ban In Jerusalem As Part Of Diplomatic Effort To End Conflict In Gaza Strip
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, on Nov. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Pool/Jim Hollander> United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, speaks with Israel’s President Shimon Peres during a joint press conference at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Ban is in…
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South East Asia
ASEAN Global Dialogue Held First Ever In Phnom Penh Putting Focus On Global Challenges
Picture taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows a scene of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here on Tuesday, focusing on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. <Xinhua/Li Peng>
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South East Asia
7th ASEAN Summit Meeting Ends In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows the emblem of next Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the close ceremony of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. <Xinhua/Liao Zida> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the Association of Southeast…
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South Asia
Obama politics feared to become parochial in shaping up new relationship with India and China
With President Obama bouncing back in the White House after a convincing victory, and Wen Jiabao making place for the next Party chief, Xi Jinping, the changing scenario of global politics is sure to take a while before the ripples are felt in Asia. The relationship with India is not…
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South East Asia
Obama Speaks At Yangon University During His Historic Visit To Myanmar
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at Yangon University’s Convocation Hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama, right, accompanied by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, addresses members of the media at Suu Kyi’s residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Obama who touched…
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West Asia
Ban Ki-moon Visits Yemen To Mark First Anniversary Of Power Transfer Deal That Ended Its Internal Conflict
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, speaks during a meeting at presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Ban Ki-moon told reporters that the United nations, the international community and the U.N. Security Council will support Yemen in the transitional period leading to the 2014 presidential and…
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West Asia
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Moves Around Arabic Nations To Achieve Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza Strip
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 19, 2012. Ban Ki-moon arrived Monday evening in Cairo for a two-day visit to push for an early ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, official MENA news agency reported.…
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West Asia
Barak, Israeli Defense Chief, With U.S. Ambassador In Front Of Iron Dome Designed To Intercept Rocket, Artillery Attacks
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, shakes hands with US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro after speaking to journalists in front of a military Iron Dome defense missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, near the costal city of Tel Aviv, Sunday, Nov. 18,…
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South East Asia
Heads Of ASEAN Member Nations Pose For Group Shot At Summit Meeting In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
From left to right, Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino III, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos’ Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak…
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