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South Asia
40 killed and over 300 injured in 7.9-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan
Pakistani earthquake survivors search for salvageable belongings from collapsed mud houses at earthquake hit area in southwest Pakistan’s Mashkel on April 17, 2013. At least 40 people were killed and over 300 others injured in a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hits Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon, an official of National Disaster Management…
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East Asia
Tibetans carry out candlelit vigil for self-immolation by 20-year-old woman
Exile Tibetans carry flags and portraits of their spiritual leaders Dalai Lama, center and Panchen Lama, left during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Exiles claim that another Tibetan, a 20-year-old woman, died after self-immolating in Eastern Tibet on Tuesday. <AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia>
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South Asia
Pakistani people work at suicide blast site that killed 11 people
People work at the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on April 16, 2013. At least 11 people including five policemen were killed and 50 others injured as a suicide blast hits a political gathering in Peshawar on Tuesday night, local media reported. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> An injured girl is carried…
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Central Asia
Russians walk past security camera outside Sochi Winter Olympics Park
In this April 6, 2010 file photo, the Luzhniki Stadium which will be the venue of the World Athletics Championship scheduled for August 2013 in Moscow is shown. The organizers of the championship said on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, they will beef up security in the wake of deadly explosions…
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East Asia
A Fudan Univ. medical student dies after drinking poisoned water
Photo taken on April 16, 2013 shows the entrance to Fudan University’s medical school in Shanghai, east China. Huang Yang, 28, a postgraduate student in the medical school, died Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found…
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Society
World Condemns Boston Marathon Bombings
Leaders from around the world including countries wracked by violence targeting civilians in Asia are condemning the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned what it called the “terrorist attacks,” saying the government and Pakistani people are…
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South Asia
Pakistani people evacuate building as strong earthquake hits Iran
People evacuate buildings and gather on road as tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran’s border with Pakistan, killing at least…
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West Asia
Yemenis in prison uniforms demand release of Guantanamo prisoners
Yemeni protesters dressed in prison uniforms and in handcuffs attend a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 16, 2013, demanding the release of prisoners held in Guantanamo prison. Around 90 Yemeni nationals are currently held in the Guantanamo prison, making up the largest part…
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West Asia
Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags for return of Palestinian refugees
Arab Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags as they march for the right of return for Palestinian refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel, near the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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Society
Men in hazmat suits investigate Boston Marathon bombing scene
Two men in haz-mat suits investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Monday two blasts killed at least three and injured over 170 people. <AP Photo/Elise Amendola> National Guard and Boston police…
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