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South East Asia
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills 22 people in northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Powerful and shallow quake in Aceh of Indonesia on Tuesday has killed 22 people, injured 218 others and damaged thousands of houses, official said here on Wednesday. Most of the casualty were found in Benermeriah district, about 1,500 houses, government office buildings and mosques were damaged by the quake measuring…
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South East Asia
Indonesian protesters oppose mass organization bill in front of parliament
Protesters rally in front of the parlimentary house to refuse mass organization bill which will become law in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, on July 2, 2013. Workers believe the mass organization bill will suppress freedom of association for all citizens. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri Sanovri> Protesters sit in front of the parlimentary house…
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West Asia
12 dead in Afghan Taliban’s suicide attack on NATO supplier’s compound
A suicide truck bomber followed by heavily armed men stormed a NATO supplier’s compound Tuesday in Kabul, prompting a gunbattle that left a dozen people dead in the latest Taliban attack on a high-profile target in the Afghan capital. The bold strikes have signaled the Islamic militant movement has no…
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South East Asia
Cambodian police block protesters trying to petition PM for land to live
A Boeung Kak lake protester, center, is blocked by riot police officers during a protest rally against land eviction near the prime minister’s residence, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. More than one hundred riot police officers on Tuesday were deployed to keep the protesters off Prime Minister…
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South Asia
Kashmiri villagers shout slogans carrying rebel commander’s dead body
Indian army has killed an intruder carrying explosives on LoC dividing Kashmir, officials said Tuesday. An Indian army spokesman said the intruder was killed Monday in the Saujiyan sector of frontier Poonch district, around 190 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Kashmir, while trying to…
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West Asia
Egyption President Morsi rejects demands of protersters and military
His fate hanging in the balance, embattled President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to resign Tuesday, hours before a deadline to yield to the demands of millions of protesters or see the military suspend the constitution, disband parliament and install a new leadership. The Islamist leader demanded that the powerful armed…
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South East Asia
Filipino police and illegal settlers clash after deadline to leave is over
A resident berates SWAT members of the Philippine National Police as the latter conduct house-to-house search following a clash Monday July 1, 2013 at an informal settlers’ community at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. The clash occurred as police tried to remove the barricade set up by residents…
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East Asia
Thousands of Hong Kong residents call for promised democratic reforms
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets in protest Monday, demanding their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign and pressing for promised democratic reforms so they can choose their own top representative. The annual protest march has become increasingly popular in recent years, underscoring the growing gulf between…
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West Asia
Egyptian military issues ultimatum for Morsi to meet people’s demand
Egypt’s military issued a “last-chance” ultimatum Monday to President Mohammed Morsi, giving him 48 hours to meet the demands of millions of protesters in the streets seeking the ouster of the Islamist leader or the generals will intervene and impose their own plan for the country. The military’s statement, read…
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East Asia
US Secretary of State Kerry presses N. Korea to give up nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped up pressure Monday on North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program, saying key regional powers, including North Korean ally China, are all “absolutely united” in demanding nuclear disarmament. Kerry made the comments on the eve of Asia’s largest annual security conference,…
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