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East Asia
Chinese factory fishing ship in flames off coast of Antarctica
In this picture taken on Friday, April 19, 2013, released by Chile’s Air Force, Chinese factory fishing ship Kai Xin burnt just off the coast of Antarctica. Chile’s navy said on Monday that Chinese factory fishing ship that caught fire last week off Antarctica has sunk without anyone on board,…
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East Asia
IAEA holds press conference about Fukushima Daiichi disaster
Juan Carlos Lentijo, mission leader of review mission from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) attends a press conference in Tokyo April 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki>
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West Asia
Palestinians call for the release of their Israel-held relatives
Relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails take part in a protest calling for the release of prisoners in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on April 22, 2013. Around 4,900 Palestinians are held in Israeli jails. <Xinhua/Luay Sababa>
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The memory of ‘boat people’ lingers
Editor’s note: On April 30th, 1975, Saigon fell to North Vietnamese Communist forces which marked the end of the Vietnam War. Before the 38th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, commemorations are taking place to honor the past, discuss the present state, and hope for the future of Vietnam. In…
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East Asia
Aftershocks pose threat of secondary disasters in quake-hit Sichuan
Secondary disasters such as mudslides and dam-related crises may occur in the days or even months after earthquake of April 20, threatening the safety of residents and rescuers, geologists warn. China’s authorities issued warnings amid potential for mudslides, damage to dams and nuclear plants in earthquake-hit areas, according to the…
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East Asia
A Chinese mother holds her kid at shelter in earthquake-ravaged Sichuan
Ling Guifang (L), a vender selling cooked meat, runs her business next to a public shelter in Lushan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. Military and civilian rescue teams are struggling to reach every household in Lushan and neighboring counties of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, badly hit by…
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East Asia
Chinese rescuers carry injured villager in quake-hit Sichuan
People carry an injured villager while walking down a hill in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. After two days of work, traffic was preliminarily restored on Sunday on a quake-damaged section of the S210 highway that connects the isolated Baoxing County with neighboring Lushan County, the epicenter of…
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South Asia
Indian youths shout slogans during protest against rape of 5-year-old girl
Indian policemen stand behind barricades to block protesters against the rape of a 5-year-old girl near the India Gate monument in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India’s capital for more than…
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West Asia
A Bahraini riot policeman chases protersters throwing petrol bombs
Black smoke leaps the air after Bahraini anti-government protesters, not pictured, set ablaze a row of burning tires set on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. A riot policeman chases protesters, not pictured, throwing petrol bombs, on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP…
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East Asia
International community expresses condolences over China earthquake
Some countries Saturday conveyed condolences to China over a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, which has killed at least 124 people. In a message sent to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences on Saturday over the devastating earthquake and said that Russia is willing…
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