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South Asia
Bomb blasts at a shopping area in Hyderabad, India, leave 12 dead
Indian policemen guard a shopping arcade, damaged in one of the two bomb blasts, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of…
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A candle vigil held for 87 victims killed in bombing attack in Quetta, Pakistan
Pakistani Shiite Muslims hold candles during a vigil for the 87 victims killed in a massive bombing last weekend in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Feb. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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South East Asia
Multinational military drill “Cobra Gold” held in Sukhothai, Thailand
Two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircrafts is seen during the Cobra Gold exercise in Sukhothai, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2013. The 11-day multinational military exercise ended on Thursday. An estimated 13,000 servicemen from seven countries were participating in the Cobra Gold exercise, including those from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the…
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West Asia
Libyan soldiers parade to celebrate second anniversary of toppling Gaddafi regime
Libyan soldiers demonstrate their skills during a military parade for the second anniversary of a political upheaval that toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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South Asia
33 Myanmar Muslims rescued by Sri Lankan navy from a sinking ship
A rescued Myanmar ethnic Rohingya Muslim gets a haircut as he spends time at a Sri Lankan immigration detention center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Thirty three Myanmar nationals – all Rohingya Muslims – rescued by the Sri Lankan navy when their dilapidated wooden vessel began sinking…
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South Asia
Indian activists block a railway during a strike against gov’t policies
Activists of trade unions block a railway during a nationwide strike in Guwahati, capital city of India’s northeastern state of Assam, Feb. 20, 2013. Indian unions started a two-day strike Wednesday to protest high inflation, privatization of public sector and alleged anti-labor policies by the Congress-led government. Police try to…
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South East Asia
Young pig-tailed macaques in display for sale in West Sumatra
Young pig-tailed macaques sit on a cage as they are displayed for sale in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Macaques monkeys are commonly sold in the region to be trained to pick and harvest coconuts. Indonesian men put a chain onto a young pig-tailed macaque as…
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West Asia
A man looks at his house destroyed by a jet crash that left 10 dead in Sanaa
A man inspects his house that was damaged by a crashed plane, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 20, 2013. The Yemeni supreme security commission said the death toll from Tuesday’s fighter jet crash has hit 10, including two children, in a residential area of capital Sanaa, according to a statement…
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South Asia
Movie about hunt for Bin Laden sparks controversy in Pakistan
A Pakistani man enters the doorway of a cinema to watch a movie in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Pakistan stars in “Zero Dark Thirty,” from early scenes at a detention site to the dramatic closing minutes as Navy SEALs assault the hideout of bin Laden. But the Academy…
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Democratic Development and Human Rights in Georgia
*Editor’s Note: In view of democracy and human rights, Georgia has made considerable progress since the ‘Rose Revolution.’ The political system in Georgia is in transition to a well-formed, crystalized society, with frequent adjustments to the balance of power between the President and Parliament. The following article on the recent developments…
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