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West Asia
Israel commemorates fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
Israeli soldiers attend the ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem at night of April 14, 2013. Israel commemorated its fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, which began on Sunday night. <Xinhua/JINIPIX>
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West Asia
Iranians hold funeral for soldiers who killed in Iran-Iraq war
Iranians carry the coffin of an unknown soldier during a funeral ceremony for recently found remains of unknown soldiers killed during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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South Asia
Pakistani soldiers inspect blast site dug up by terrorists’ attack
Pakistani soldiers inspect the blast site on the outskirts of Mingora, the main town of northwest Pakistan’s Swat valley on April 14, 2013. Terrorists attacked two leaders of an anti-militant political party on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing one and wounding another in the latest attack targeting members of secular-leaning…
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West Asia
An Afghan man pushes his bike in a heavy rain in Kabul
An Afghan man pushes his bicycle through heavy rain on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid>
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South East Asia
ADB forecasts Indonesian economic growth at 6.4%
A worker pulls a rack of motorcycle helmets at the Sumber Rejeki manufacturing facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2013. Indonesia will sustain a strong economic growth of 6.4 percent and 6.6 percent in 2013 and 2014 respectively fueled by robust private consumption and improving investment performance, the Asian Development…
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Meerut, home to instruments in India, maintains high level of production
A shopkeeper waits for customers in an instrument shop in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh in north India, April 11, 2013. Meerut, a city 70 kilometers far from New Delhi, is home to most instruments in India. It is well known for its brass instruments and drum manufacturers. One company, named…
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South East Asia
A girl introduces exhibits at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi
A girl introduces her exhibits to a visitor at the Vietnam Expo 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 10, 2013. The 23rd Vietnam International Trade Exhibition (Vietnam Expo 2013) kicked off here on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Yan Jianhua>
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South Asia
An Indian nomadic woman makes brooms for a living
A member of an Indian nomadic group, which makes brooms for a living works by a roadside in Kathua, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, April 7, 2013. <AP Photo/Channi Anand>
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A Pakistani woman and children sell balloons in Islamabad
A Pakistani fisherman throws his net in the Ravi river, in Lahore, Pakistan. Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> A Pakistani woman and her children sit in the parking lot of a shopping center hoping to sell balloons to pedestrians, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed…
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Hindu school children play in Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu
Students from Bhagwat Sanyas Ashram School for Hindu religion practice play during their break in the premises Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The temple located on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of…
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