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South Asia
A bus engulfed in flame by opposition activists’ homemade bombs in Dhaka
Bangladeshi fire fighters try to douse the fire on a bus burned by activists of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) during a general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 18, 2013. Opposition activists in Bangladesh’s capital detonated several homemade bombs and torched at least one bus during a general strike…
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South Asia
Sri Lanka’s new int’l airport named after the President opens to business in Mattala
Sri Lankan traditional dancers stand next to the inaugural flight that arrived carrying Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Air Port in Mattala, Sri Lanka, Monday, March 18, 2013. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, named after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was officially opened Monday in his…
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West Asia
A Palestinian prisoner in hunger strike for 260 days carried to a hospital in Gaza City
Palestinian prisoner Ayman Sharawneh is carried by people upon his arrival to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, March 17, 2013. Sharawneh arrived in the Gaza Strip Sunday for his temporary exile, ending his 260 days of hunger strike in protest of his detention. <Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>
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South Asia
Leaders of Janata Dal wave hands to their supporters during a rally in New Delhi
Supporters of Janata Dal (United) attend a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. President of Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav (3rd L) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (4th L) pose for photos during a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar>
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South East Asia
Dogs are in use to raise consciousness of using helmet in Surabaya, Indonesia
Handoko N. (in white) rides his motorbike with two dogs wearing helmets in Surabaya, Indonesia, March 17, 2013. Handoko N. said that putting helmets on dogs is to raise consciousness of using helmets when riding motorcycles. <Xinhua/Hidayat>
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South Asia
Nepali Maoist leader who killed civilians receives threat from the right activists
Kathmandu – “Who is Bal Krishna Dhungel? Is he a bad man? What crimes has he committed?” Parents strolling along the roads and alleys of Kathmandu with their children get fed up with these questions of their wards these days. Although parents know well who Mr. Dhungel is and what…
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South East Asia
Int’l meeting on how to protect endangered species ended in Bangkok
John E. Scanlon, Secretary General of the 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), speaks at the closing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, March 14, 2013. The 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna…
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East Asia
NK leader Kim Jong-un watch firing drill conducted by detachment in Jangjae Islet
The undated photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 14, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), watching a live shell firing drill at the southwest sector of the front line. Kim Jong Un watched and guided the drill…
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South Asia
People in New Delhi ask Italian gov’t to send back two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen
Indian people take part in a protest near Italian embassy to India in New Delhi, India, on March 14, 2013. India’s Supreme Court on Thursday asked Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini not to leave this country without its orders, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned of “consequences on bilateral…
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West Asia
An Iraqi girl who lost her eyes by a bomb, gets a kiss from her cousins in Baghdad
In this Saturday, March 9, 2013 photo, Shams Karim gets a kiss from her cousins in Baghdad, Iraq. It’s been more than six years since a bomb ripped away the eyes from Shams Karim, killed her mother and left the little girl, now 7, blind for life. Throughout Iraq there…
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