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West Asia
Turkish PM Erdogan meets protersters to end Gezi Park sit-in
Turkey’s prime minister was meeting with anti-government protesters early Friday, hours after giving them his “final warning” to end their occupation of a central Istanbul park that has become a flashpoint for the largest political crisis of his 10-year rule. If the talks break down, an eventual police intervention to…
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Business
Germany creates 8 billion euros fund on recent flooding
Germany will create a fund of up to 8 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to pay for the damage caused by recent flooding, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. The country, which has Europe’s biggest economy, won’t raise taxes to cover the costs and will raise borrowing, Merkel said after meeting Germany’s…
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West Asia
93,000 people confirmed dead in Syria’s civil war, UN says
April 17, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a mass burial of people allegedly killed by Syrian Army snipers, in Aleppo, Syria. Syria’s upwardly spiraling violence has resulted in the confirmed killings…
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South Asia
Pakistani boys work at brick factory on World Day Against Child Labor
Pakistani boys work at a brick factory on World Day Against Child Labor in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on June 12, 2013. The International Labor Organization launched the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002, which falls on each June 12. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sajjad>
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South Asia
Indian protesters call for creation of new Telangana state
Children returning from school walk past protestors supporting the demand for the creation of a new ‘Telangana’ state as they shout slogans at police in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The protestors have been demanding that the new state be carved out of existing Andhra Pradesh state. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mahesh…
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West Asia
Situation turns to worsen in Turkey, anti-gov’t protest continues
Riot police firing tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets clashed into the early hours of Wednesday with defiant demonstrators occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square and its adjacent park, in the country’s most severe anti-government protests in decades. The crisis has left Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looking vulnerable for…
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South East Asia
Cambodia-Thailand agree to establish two special economic zones
Cambodia and Thailand on Tuesday agreed to work together towards establishing two special economic zones in border areas in order to boost trade and investment and improve livelihoods of the peoples along the border of the two countries. “We agreed to set up special economic zones – one is in…
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South Asia
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West Asia
A Kuwaiti woman sentenced 11-year term due to insulting emir on twitter
Kuwait opposition groups say a woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after convictions that include insulting the Gulf nation’s ruler and encouraging his overthrow. Monday’s court decision is among the harshest punishments given in the Gulf region as authorities increasingly crack down on perceived dissent on social…
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South Asia
4-storey residential building in Mumbai collapsed due to heavy rain
Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Mahim, central Mumbai, India, Monday, June 10, 2013. One woman was killed and around four people were injured when a portion of a four-storey building caved in, apparently due to heavy rain in Mumbai on Monday, a municipal…
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