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West Asia
Eman Mosque in Damascus destroyed by a suicide bomber during evening prayers
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, the Eman Mosque is seen destroyed after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, an 84-year-old cleric known to all Syrians as a religious scholar, at the Mazraa district, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, March…
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South East Asia
Indonesian State Secretary building catches fire with unknown cause
Indonesian people gather outside the State Secretariat building as smoke rises in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 21, 2013. Indonesia’s State Secretariat building caught fire on Thursday afternoon. There was no further information about the cause and casualty. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Agung Kuncahya B.>
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South Asia
Indian women collect water on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad
Indian women collect water at a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their…
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon makes it clear to investigate possible use of chemical weapons in Syria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces Thursday, March 21, 2013, that the United Nations will investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, at United Nations headquarters. The U.N. chief indicated that the investigation would be broader than the Syrian government’s request for an independent probe of an alleged…
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South Asia
A soldiers patrols strike-stricken street in Srinagar, capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri woman walks past an Indian paramilitary trooper at a closed market during a strike in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 20, 2013. A strike call by separatist alliance on Wednesday hit normal life in Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir including the summer capital Srinagar. <Xinhua/Javed…
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South Asia
A child dives to Yamuna river in New Delhi polluted by industrial waste from nearby factories
Children living on the banks the river Yamuna play in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Officials say factories are ignoring regulations and dumping untreated sewage and industrial pollution, turning toxic the river that gives the capital much of its drinking water. A man jumps in to the river…
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South East Asia
Malaysian soldiers launch all-out attack to end territorial dispute in Sabah, Borneo
Malaysian security forces attend the all-out attack in Sabah of North Borneo in Malaysia, March 19, 2013. Senior Malaysian security officials on Monday expressed confidence to end the deadly standoff in Sabah. Some 200 of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III’s followers landed in Sabah last month to stake a territorial claim…
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East Asia
People salvage articles near a shed collapsed by tornado that swept central China
Locals salvage articles near a collapsed shed in Daoxian County, central China’s Hunan Province, March 20, 2013. Three people were killed and 52 others were injured by a tornado that struck the county before dawn on Wednesday. The local meteorological observatory said the wind speed of the tornado reached 30.7…
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Society
Tutu calls for the eradication of nuclear weapons
*Editor’s note: Desmond Tutu, South African social rights activist, Archbishop Emeritus and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate once said “eliminating nuclear weapons is the democratic wish of the world’s people.” He reiterated the statement again at the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons recently held in Oslo. He stressed that no…
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South East Asia
Indonesian President opens 3rd Int’l Defense Dialogue in Jakarta
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1st R) beats the gong for the opening of the third Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2013. The Jakarta International Defense Dialogue 2013, an international forum attended by military and political elite from 38 nations, opened in Jakarta on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Jiang…
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