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South East Asia
Supporters celebrate after Democrat Party candidate elected as Bangkok governor
Supporters of Demcorat party candidate Sukhumbhand Paribatra celebrate after he won his second term as Bangkok governor in a local election on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailan. The election was overshadowed by political divisiveness that has wracked Thailand for much of the past eight years. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit>
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West Asia
A protester kisses a dog during a march for animal rights in Istanbul
A protester holds a dog who is kissing a lady during a march for animal rights at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on March 3, 2013. Demonstrators gathered against a proposed amendment to Law NO. 5199 on the protection of animals. Activists fear the regulation will lead to mass killing…
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West Asia
‘Al-Arabi’ Forum Proclaims Arabic Cultural Renaissance
The annual ‘Al-Arabi’ forum, a hub of Arabic culture, will be held from Mar. 4 to 6 in Kuwait. In a press conference, Dr. Sulieman Al-Askri, Editor-in-Chief for Al Arabi magazine announced the events of the 12th Al-Arabi Forum hosted by Al-Arabi magazine under the general theme of ‘Peninsula and the Arabic Gulf: Half Century…
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The Lessons of Revolutions and the Harvest of Times
In a few days, on the fifth of July, the Algerian people celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their independence, marking the victory of their revolution against French occupation. A few weeks later, in the same month, falls the sixtieth anniversary of the 23 July Revolution in Egypt. In their time…
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West Asia
A worker produces the first Palestinian 3D animated film in Gaza City
A Palestinian employee works on the first Palestinian 3D animated film production in Gaza City on Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>
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South Asia
Shiite Muslims carry bodies of those killed by bomb blasts in Quetta, Pakistan
In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 photo, Pakistanis walk by the rubble in a market which was damaged by a bomb blast on Saturday, February 16, 2013, in Quetta, Pakistan. Terrorized by ferocious attacks that have killed nearly 400 ethnic Hazaras in the past 18 months, with almost half of…
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East Asia
A big banner showing a national flag hung in central Seoul to celebrate Mar.1 Independence Movement Day
Workers hang a banner showing a nation flag to celebrate the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in front of the Sejong Culture Center in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 28, 2013. The letters read ” The 94th anniversary of the Independence…
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South Asia
Students demand capital punishment to all war criminals during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladeshi students shout slogans during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded capital punishment to all convicted war criminals and a ban on Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-islami, for their roles in the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan. A Bangladeshi woman attends a protest…
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East Asia
A woman wears head scarf against wind and dust near the Tiananmen in Beijing
BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2013 (Xinhua) — A pedestrian wears head scarf against wind and dust as she walks past the Tian’anmen in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 28, 2013. Beijing was hit by heavy fog on Thursday morning. The fog led to reduced visibility and degenerated air quality. The city…
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West Asia
These four serial photos show a hot air balloon before bursting over Luxor
In this combo made from images from amateur video provided by Al-Jazeera, smoke pours from a hot air balloon over Luxor, Egypt, top left, before bursting, top right, and plummeting about 1,000 feet to earth, bottom left and right, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Nineteen people were killed in what…
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