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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Death of human rights activist 8-year ago still remains unresolved
After 8 years of the death of Indonesian prominent Human Rights Activist, the probe of the case has not been completed and the mystery behind the murder remain. Metrotvnews.com published an article on a remembrance of the activist’s fights and his mysterious death. According to the article, law enforcers have sentenced number of those related…
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West Asia
Jordanian King Congratulates Palestinian President On Upgrade Of UN Status
King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Dec. 2, 2012. The Jordanian king on Sunday congratulated the Palestinians over the UN voting that granted Palestine the status of a non-member observer state. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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West Asia
The Art: The revolution protector
Here they are, Muslim Brothers and Salafists, who oppose arts, wearing fake beards that did not stop them from committing crimes in religion, politics and life as well. Calling us Non-faithful! For the all who disagree with them are criminals, and all arts that they do not like are illegal. They…
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi Arrives In Troubled Copper Town To Hear People’s Grievances
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to her supporters as she arrives in Monywa town, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs Thursday to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, wounding villagers and Buddhist monks just hours…
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East Asia
Leading Members Of NK Communist Party Visit Friendship Tower In Pyongyang
The delegation of China’s Communist Party, led by Politburo member Li Jianguo, visits the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. <AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin>
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East Asia
Who are ‘unfabulous’ 5?
The Dec. 19 presidential election is not all about top two candidates, Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in who are in a neck-and-neck race after Ahn Cheol-soo bowed out last week. There are “five others” in the presidential race, some of them are obscure figures little-known to the general public. The…
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South Asia
Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Launches His Political Party In New Delhi
A supporter of Indian anti corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, unseen, displays a membership form at the formal launch of his political party ‘Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’ in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A supporter of Indian anti corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, unseen, fills a membership form at the…
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West Asia
Morsi, do you want to become a pharaoh?
President Morsi : I am the Constitution, I am the law and I am the state, and I am your Lord! Egyptian caricaturist, Hani Tolba is commenting on the most recent law issued by the Egyptian president to make himself a pharaoh!
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Central Asia
Kyrgyz President Prepares To Cast Ballot To Elect Members Of Local Legislatures
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev (R, front) prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 25, 2012. Kyrgyz voters in 25 cities and 416 rural districts went to the polls Sunday to elect members of local legislatures in the central Asian nation of 5.883 million people.…
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West Asia
Netanyahu Votes To Decide Leadership Of Likud Party At A Polling Station Near Jerusalem
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, stands behind a voting booth while casting his ballot for the Likud party leadership election at a polling station in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. More than 120,000 Likud voters are eligible to cast ballots…
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