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West Asia
Bahrani anti-gov’t protesters clash with police after funeral of a person who died from tear gas inhalation
A Bahraini anti-government protester, masked against tear gas, throws stones at a police armored vehicle during clashes in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Clashes erupted after the politically charged funeral of Jaffar al-Taweel, 35, who relatives and rights activists say died from excessive tear gas inhalation. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Hasan…
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Bangladeshi children wearing national flag on their forehead celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka
Bangladeshi women gather to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi children wear Bangladeshi flag on their forehead as people gather in a street to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi people gather in a street as they celebrate Independence Day…
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East Asia
NK propaganda posters in Pyongyang threaten punishment to “U.S. imperialists and their allies”
A North Korean girl skates past propaganda posters in Pyongyang’s Sosong District in North Korea on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, that say “Not with word but with arms” and “Let’s sweep away the U.S. imperialists and their allies from this planet.” The U.S. recently tightened sanctions against North Korea after…
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South Asia
Nepali election hangs in the balance
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Interim Election Council of Ministers led by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi has appointed Chief Commissioner and four others in the Election Commission that has remained without any commissioners for the past few months. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav appointed the commissioners at the recommendation of the government…
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Delegates to the World Social Forum attend a rally to open the meeting in Tunis
Delegates of the World Social Forum take part in a demonstration on the opening day of the forum, in Tunis, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Tens of thousands of activists from around the globe converged on Tunisia for the World Social Forum, the annual counter-hegemonic meet where opponents of neo-liberalism, free…
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East Asia
Bangladeshi expats in Korea ask their gov’t to bring 1971 war criminals to justice
About 40 Bangladeshis called on their government to bring the 1971 war criminals to justice and give them maximum punishment in their gathering at the Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT) in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, on Sunday (Mar. 24, 2013) on the occasion of celebrating Bangladesh’s 42nd Independence Day. Similar events were held simultaneously in 40 cities on…
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South Asia
Pakistani President administers the oath to Khoso during his sworn-in ceremony as interim PM
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (C) administers the oath to Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (L, front) during the sworn-in ceremony in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, March 25, 2013. Khoso was sworn in on Monday, local media reported. <Xinhua/NEWSis/PID>
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West Asia
An Iranian woman remembers a soldier killed in Iran-Iraq war at cemetery in Mashhad
A grave of a soldier who was killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, is seen at the Behesht-e Reza cemetery in Mashhad city, northeastern Iran, March 25, 2013. Iranians visited the cemetery to commemorate soldiers who were killed during the Iran-Iraq war, during the Iranian New Year holidays. A woman…
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Morsi’s supporters clash with opponents protesting the arrest of five activists in Cairo
FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s supporters, background, clash with opponents, foreground, outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist president makes good on vows of action against opponents, as the top prosecutor issues arrest warrants against five prominent activists and…
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East Asia
Tibetan children in exiles protest against China in Dharmsala, India
Exiled Tibetans wearing masks of leaders of BRICS nations stage a mock presentation in Dharamsala, India, Monday, March 25, 2013 as they urge the leaders to discuss the Tibetan issue at the BRICS summit beginning March 26 in Durban. The masks, from left, represent Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President…
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