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West Asia
Israel deploys Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system along its border with Syria
A third battery of Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system is seen near Tiberias, north Israel, on Feb. 6, 2013. The Israeli Air Force deployed a third battery of the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system in northern Israel on Tuesday amid heightened tensions along the country’s border with Syria, local media…
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South Asia
Afghan refugee girls play cheerfully in a field on outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
Afghan refugee girls play next to a puddle of rain in a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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Central Asia
Putin inspects Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Sochi, part of 2014 Winter Olympic venues
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, listen to Interros Investment Company President Vladimir Potanin, as he visits the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Rosa Khutor outside the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Putin on Wednesday toured parts of the Olympic mountain cluster, which will host…
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South East Asia
Indonesian gov’t to focus efforts for developing chemical and steel products
A worker walks between rolls of steel at PT. Krakatau Steel, Banten Province, Indonesia, Feb. 6, 2013. A senior official at Indonesian Industry ministry said on Jan. 31 that the government would focus efforts in developing upstream industry for basic chemicals and steel products following significant contribution of the two…
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South East Asia
A man pays respect to journalists who died while covering 1970-1975 Cambodian war
A journalist lays flowers in front of a memorial to 37 foreign and Cambodian correspondents and journalists who died or were missing while covering a five-year war from 1970 to 1975, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Phearum>
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South Asia
Students clash with police during a rally to prevent Gujarat chief minister from addressing in their college in New Delhi
Activists of left leaning student organizations gesture towards police during a protest against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi outside the Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Modi was at the college to address students. A protester, center, reacts as police use a water…
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West Asia
Casket of a New York woman murdered in Istanbul carried to ambulance for sending home
A man holds her photo at the left as people carry the casket of murdered New York woman Sarai Sierra from the Surp Yerrortutyun church to an ambulances in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of two, went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul. Her body…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi people demand death penalty for Islamic party leader sentenced to life in prison recently
Bangladeshi people take out a torch rally demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami, leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb.6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life in prison in a series of killings during the country’s 1971 independence war. Bangla…
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West Asia
Egyptian women denounce sexual violence targeting female protesters in Cairo
Egyptian women gather to denounce sexual violence and harassment against women in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt’s female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. Amnesty International said statements from victims show that the assaults follow…
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Central Asia
Imitation of crown mounted with 110,000 diamonds unveiled in St. Petersburg
Imitation of the crown of Russian Empress Catherine II mounted with 110,000 diamonds is unveiled at the International Jewellery Exhibition in St. Peterburg, Russia, on Feb. 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Zmeyev>
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