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East Asia
Korean protesters denounce Japanese leaders’ denial of wartime atrocities
Japanese wartime flags are reflected in a protester’s sunglasses during a rally against Japan in front of the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The protesters denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s previous pledges to revise Japan’s past apologies for wartime atrocities and Hashimoto for…
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Society
Massive tornado rips through suburban Oklahoma City, kills 24
Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily…
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[Canada Report] Canadian veterans of Korean War make commemorative visit
Below is a round-up of recent news from Canada concerning Canada and Asia-Pacific relations. Canadian veterans of the Korean War make commemorative visit Often dubbed “the Forgotten War,” the Korean War remains a largely under-recognized topic in Canada. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. While an…
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Politics
Asia-Pacific leaders warn of water conflict threat
Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned on May 20 at a regional water security forum. From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbors reliant on rivers to sustain booming…
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South Asia
Afghan President Karzai receives honorary degree at Indian university
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, is greeted by his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee after he received an honorary degree at the Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border…
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West Asia
Lebanese mourners carry Hezbollah fighter’s coffin at funeral
Lebanese mourners carry the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Hassan Faisal Shuker, 18, who was killed in a battle against Syrian rebels in the Syrian town of Qusair, during his funeral procession in his hometown of Nabi Sheet in the eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Monday May 20, 2013. Fierce street fighting…
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East Asia
Tibetan activists demonstrate in New Delhi as Chinese Premier Li visits
An exiled Tibetan holds a Tibetan flag as he shouts slogans during a protest at a local neighborhood after they were stopped from protesting near the venue where Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was attending a meeting, in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Li said Monday he chose India…
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South East Asia
A Cambodian prays for ‘Killing Field’ victims at ‘Day of Anger’ events
A Cambodian woman prays with burning incense sticks in front of a memorial holding skulls of the Khmer Rouge victims at Choeung Ek “Killing Field” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, May 20, 2013. Cambodian Buddhist monks, nuns, civil servants, students attend the annual “Day of Anger” events to remember the…
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South Asia
Pakistani protesters condemn killing of senior opposition member
Pakistanis hold banners and chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her…
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West Asia
Egypt-Gaza Strip border closed after 7 Egyptian policemen kidnapped
The mother of Egyptian border policeman Ahmed Abd el-Fadia, who was kidnapped last Thursday in northern Sinai, protests at the Rafah, Sinai, border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people…
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