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South Asia
Pakistan’s carpet exports dwindle to half during last five years
Pakistanis craft hand-made carpets at a local factory in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, April 14, 2013. According to reports, Pakistan’s carpet exports have witnessed a huge decline of more than 50 percent during the last five years. <Xinhua/Mohammad>
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East Asia
A Chinese sanitation worker sprays disinfectant to bird flu confirmed house
A staff member wearing a protection suit spray disinfectant to the hen house whose the proprietor surnamed Chen in Chajian Town of Tianchang City, east China’s Anhui Province, April 16, 2013. Chen was tested positive for H7N9 virus on April 15, according to the provincial health department in Anhui. Chen’s…
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East Asia
A N. Korean boy talks in front of TV camera at art exhibition
A painting, depicting North Korean soldiers ambushing and killing U.S. troops, hangs on a gallery wall at an art exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday April 19, 2013. A North Korean boy practices his lines, “Our country is the greatest in the world”, as he is filmed by a…
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East Asia
North Korean soldiers enjoy racing on a go cart track in Pyongyang
A North Korean soldier, right, races another man on a go cart track at the Fun Fair in Pyongyang on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A North Korean man misses the turn and loses control of his go cart on a track at the Fun Fair in Pyongyang on Tuesday, April…
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South Asia
An Indian boy bathes from leaking pipe in water-deficient Gujarat state
An Indian boy bathes under a leaking water pipe on a highway in the Kutch district of Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The Gujarat state government has declared water scarcity in 3,918 villages across 10 districts, local news reports said. An Indian woman fetches drinking water from a…
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West Asia
Kuwaiti opposition supporters demonstrate against police blockade
In this Wednesday, April 17, 2013 photo, supporters of former MP Musallam al-Barrack demonstrate near his house in Al Andalous, Kuwait. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by…
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South Asia
Female students make up majority in Pakistan’s medical schools
In this picture taken on Saturday, March 30, 2013, Pakistani female doctors help a disabled child at a rehabilitation center at the Dow Medical Institute for Health in Karachi, Pakistan. In a country better known for honor killings of women and low literacy rates for girls, Pakistan’s medical schools are…
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East Asia
N. Korean students study at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
In this Thursday, April 18, 2013 photo, students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea work on computers. The school is run by the military and school administrators say it was originally set up in 1947 for children who had lost their parents during Korea’s fight for liberation…
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South Asia
Indians work on hand-knotted carpet in weaving industry hub Bhadohi
A man works on a handmade carpet in the factory of Bhadohi Carpets company in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 17, 2013. More than 500 carpet manufacturing factories dotted the city of Bhadohi, which made the city the home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hubs in South Asia.…
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South Asia
A wild elephant family cross highway at Muthanga, India
In this April 15, 2013 image, a herd of wild elephants cross a highway after drinking from a stream near the Muthanga wild life sanctuary at Muthanga in Kerala state, India. <AP Photo>
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