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West Asia
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in protest against death of a prisoner in jail
Palestinians throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, following the death of Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The death of a 30-year-old Palestinian after interrogation by Israel’s Shin Bet security service stokes new West…
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West Asia
Egyptian protesters denounce Morsi for having led the country into turmoil
In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Ultras, hard-core soccer fans, chant anti-president Mohammed Morsi slogans while attending a rally in front of the provincial government headquarters, unseen, in Port Said, Egypt. Egypt’s streets have turned into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from…
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South Asia
People mourn their relatives killed by police during a labor strike near Dhaka
Family members of victims mourn their relatives killed by police during clashes in Manikganj district, some 63 km northwest of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on Feb. 24, 2013. At least five people were shot dead and over 50 others injured in Manikganj district Sunday when anti-riot police clashed with demonstrators during…
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East Asia
Oil indicator adjusted in accrodance with price hike at a gas staion in Anhui, China
A staff member adjusts an oil price indicator at a gas station in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, on Feb. 25, 2013. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted by 0.22 yuan per liter and diesel by 0.25 yuan per liter, the National Development and Reform…
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East Asia
Herdsmen decorate a goat to celebrate livestock festival in Chifeng, Mongolia
Herdsmen decorate a goat in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the “new year” for their livestocks herds.…
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South Asia
Bomb blasts at a shopping area in Hyderabad, India, leave 12 dead
Indian policemen guard a shopping arcade, damaged in one of the two bomb blasts, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of…
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South Asia
A candle vigil held for 87 victims killed in bombing attack in Quetta, Pakistan
Pakistani Shiite Muslims hold candles during a vigil for the 87 victims killed in a massive bombing last weekend in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Feb. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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South East Asia
Multinational military drill “Cobra Gold” held in Sukhothai, Thailand
Two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircrafts is seen during the Cobra Gold exercise in Sukhothai, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2013. The 11-day multinational military exercise ended on Thursday. An estimated 13,000 servicemen from seven countries were participating in the Cobra Gold exercise, including those from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the…
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West Asia
Libyan soldiers parade to celebrate second anniversary of toppling Gaddafi regime
Libyan soldiers demonstrate their skills during a military parade for the second anniversary of a political upheaval that toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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South Asia
33 Myanmar Muslims rescued by Sri Lankan navy from a sinking ship
A rescued Myanmar ethnic Rohingya Muslim gets a haircut as he spends time at a Sri Lankan immigration detention center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Thirty three Myanmar nationals – all Rohingya Muslims – rescued by the Sri Lankan navy when their dilapidated wooden vessel began sinking…
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