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West Asia
People work at marble stone factory in Afghanistan, rich in natural resources
Afghan men work at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2013. Afghanistan is endowed with rich natural resources, including extensive deposits of copper, iron, coal, marble, precious metals, gemstones and hydrocarbons. An Afghan man works at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province…
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West Asia
Syrian Kurdish refugees cook at a camp in northern Iraq worrying about their future
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees makes traditional bread in a tent in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country’s civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls,…
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South Asia
Shiite Muslims in Lahore condemn terrorist bomb attack that left 90 dead
Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. Pakistani Shiite Muslims pray during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Sajjad>
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The Experiment of Democratic Islamists and Its Hope
Europe in the Middle Ages was still lying in darkness and its priests, armed with their papal and clerical authority, involved in the sale of indulgences claiming the remission of punishment for sins. But a 16th-century church reformer, who was a professor of biblical studies at the University of Wittenberg…
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West Asia
Libyans celebrate second anniversary of uprising that toppled Gaddafi regime
Libyan people attend a celebration for the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled the regime of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, on Feb. 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed El Shaiky>
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East Asia
China’s first and largest nuclear power plant started operation
Photo taken on July 12, 2012 shows the Hongyanhe nuclear power station near Wafangdian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The Hongyanhe nuclear power station, the first nuclear power plant and largest energy project in northeast China, started operation on Sunday afternoon. Construction on the first phase of the project, which features…
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South Asia
Indian students demand body of parliament attack convict back in Srinagar
Students hold placards near the photograph of 2001 Indian parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru during a candle light protest demanding Guru’s body back in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Javed Dar>
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East Asia
NK soldiers take picture under a mosaic of the late leaders
A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. A…
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West Asia
Syrian refugee girls wash clothes at a camp near Aleppo
Syrian refugee girls wash clothes in a refugee camp near Azaz, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Syrian refugee family is seen at their tent in a refugee camp near Azaz, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Syrian refugee boy carries water under the…
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West Asia
Murals of those killed in soccer riot cover sidewall of the club facility they supported
A combo image made from ten photos shows murals depicting some of the slain Ultras members supporting the Cairo-based Al-Ahly club, who were killed in a soccer riots last year, that covers the sidewall of their soccer club facility, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Arabic under the pictures…
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