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South East Asia
20th Vietnam Int’l Medi-Pharm Exhibition kicks off in capital Hanoi
Visitors listen to introductions at the 20th Vietnam International Exhibitions on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation (Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2013) in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on May 8, 2013. An international exhibition on medicine and pharmacy, the Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2013, kicked off in capital Hanoi on Wednesday,…
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West Asia
Iraninans demand more homes to be built to improve their lives
In this picture taken on Sunday, May 4, 2013, an Iranian vendor waits for customers in the old bazaar of the eastern city of Birjand, Iran. When struggling families in the eastern Iranian city of Birjand take measure of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency in its waning weeks, it’s not about his…
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East Asia
Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum opens to public in Sichuan
People visit the Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Museum in the town of Qushan, Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 9, 2013. The museum was officially opened to the public for free on Thursday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, which hit Sichuan on May 12,…
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West Asia
Moments before Tunisian man set himself on fire in anti-poverty protest
Issam Khedri, 29, eldest brother of cigarette vendor Adel Khedri, shows photos of, from left, his brother Adel, his mother, Latifa, and his father, Habib, in his room in the Mellassine slum of the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Born in Souk al-Jumma, about 150 kilometers (93…
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Central Asia
Russian freight train with 50 fuel tankers derailed and wrecked
In this image taken from Ministry for Emergency Situations, Rostov-on-Don region branch website, a wrecked freight train with 50 tankers carrying fuel is derailed at Balaya Kalitva railway station, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in southern Russia, setting off a huge fire that left one person missing and 27 injured. The…
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South Asia
A Pakistani man escapes from 13-storey government building on fire
A Pakistani man moments before jumping from the fifth floor of a building that caught on fire in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 13-storey government building caught fire and quickly intensified spreading to three floors of the tall building. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary>
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South East Asia
Vietnamese farmers repair greenhouse destroyed by hailstorm
A local resident harvests vegetable destroyed by a hailstorm in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, central Vietnam, May 9, 2013. Hailstorm and whirlwinds hitting northern and central Vietnam in the last two days caused severe property damages. Local residents repair a greenhouse destroyed by a hailstorm in Da Lat…
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South Asia
Over 30 people dead as overloaded Indian bus plunges into river
Rescuers look for survivors after a bus plunged into the Beas River near Kullu, India, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. More than 30 people were killed when an overloaded bus plunged into the river on the Kullu-Mandi national highway Wednesday, according to a news agency. It is feared that some bodies…
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South Asia
Afghan students protest on border dispute with Pakistan
Afghan students participate in a protest on the border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province in east Afghanistan on May 8, 2013. Hundreds of Afghan college students staged a peaceful protest against Pakistan in Nangarhar province on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
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South East Asia
Malaysian opposition supporters rally against election results
Malaysian opposition supporters attend a rally at a stadium in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. At least 50,000 Malaysian opposition supporters rallied at a stadium Wednesday to protest what they say are fraud-marred election results that enabled the long-ruling coalition to cling to power. <AP…
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