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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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West Asia
Syrians stand near the body of a man tortured to death by gov’t forces
In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, Syrians stand near the body of a man, local residents say was an activist, and tortured to death by Syrian government forces in Idlib, northern Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including…
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South Asia
Vehicles produced at M&M, a leading manufacturer of multi-utility cars in India
An employee works on a production line of Mahindra & Mahindra’s vehicle manufacturing plant at Chakan, near Pune, India, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. M&M is one of the market leaders in multi-utility vehicles in India and is among the top five tractor manufacturers in the world. <AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade>
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South Asia
Indian Catholic women pray for the health of Pope Benedict to resign on Feb. 28
Indian Catholic women pray during a special mass for the health of Pope Benedict XVI at a church in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The pope will hold his last general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Feb. 28, and will continue to…
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East Asia
NK-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink opens in Pyongyang
Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2013 shows the business hall of the Korean-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Foreigners living in DPRK can get access to the mobile Internet starting from Monday. <Xinhua/Du Baiyu>
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South East Asia
A pangolin rescued by Indonesian customs while being smuggled to Malaysia
An Indonesian official shows a pangolin confiscated from suspected smugglers during a news conference in Medan, north Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indonesian Customs confiscated 128 live pangolins from a boat off Sumatra island as it was heading for Malaysia on Saturday. <AP Photo> An officer shows a rescued…
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West Asia
Syrian rebel soldiers sing a song at a cave amid gov’t offer to talk with them
Free Syrian Army fighters, sing revolutionary songs as they gather at one of their caves, in Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib Province, Syria, Monday Feb. 25, 2013. Syria is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition trying to topple President Bashar Assad, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, in the…
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