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Central Asia
Russian Ice Dancers Attend Presentation Ceremony Of Olympic Torch For 2014 Sochi Winter Games In Moscow
Russian ice dancers Tatyana Navka (2nd L) and Ilya Averbukh (L), paralympic swimmer Olesya Vladykina (2nd R) and supermodel Natalia Vodianova attend a presentation ceremony of the Olympic torch for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 14, 2013. Russian 2002 Olympics silver medalist and 2002 World Champion…
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South Asia
Tahir-Ul-Qadri, Pakistani Fiery Cleric, Waves To His Supporters En-Route To Islamabad, In Gujrat
Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, wave their national flag and chant slogans, while waiting his arrival to Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Thousands of supporters of the fiery cleric who has been calling for election reforms were descending Monday on the Pakistani capital, where authorities have put…
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South East Asia
Members Of Moro National Liberation Front Arrive At Patikul, Philippines, To Seek Release Of Hostages
Armed members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Muslim rebel group which signed a 1996 peace pact with the Philippine Government arrive at Patikul township, on the volatile island of Jolo in southern Philippines Monday Jan. 14, 2013 to seek the release of foreign and Filipino hostages long held by…
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West Asia
Laborers Work For Illegal Expansion Of A Local Cemetery At Historic Site Of Dahshour, Egypt
In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 photo, Egyptian labors work at the new construction site of the illegal expansion of a local cemetery that is seen spreading toward Egypt’s first pyramids and temples, at the ancient historic site of Dahshour, Egypt. The illegal expansion of a local cemetery has raised…
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West Asia
Tunisia Marks Second Anniversary Of Revolution, But Is Struggling With Unemployment, Rising Violence
A crowd invades Tunis’ main avenue to mark the second anniversary of the Revolution, Monday, Jan.14. 2013 in Tunis. Two years after the revolution that overthrew an authoritarian president and started the Arab Spring, Tunisia is struggling with high unemployment and rising violence in its politics. Supporters of the ruling…
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East Asia
Lawmakers pressured to forgo privileges
Lawmakers in Korea were given various privileges to fight an authoritarian president and effectively execute people’s demands. But as democracy has matured, those privileges are under public scrutiny. The National Assembly has come under fire lately for passing the legislators’ pension budget for this year which they previously pledged to…
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East Asia
QR codes help tourists
Gangnam install 8 on-pavement markers for visitors to get around Gangnam has installed quick response (QR) codes on the sidewalks of major tourist destinations to “help” visitors navigate the upscale southern district of Seoul referred to in Psy’s international hit “Gangnam Style.” It is the first time that QR codes…
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East Asia
Xi’s image as ‘reformer’ under dispute
BEIJING – The well-observed vociferous clamoring for press freedom in China, ignited by protests at the country’s most prominent weekly newspaper Southern Weekend, was a vignette shot of how new leader Xi Jinping is seen by both reformists and conservative factions, thinking that he belongs to them. Some see Xi…
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NK calls for dissolution of United Nations Command
North Korea’s foreign ministry renewed its call for the dissolution of the United Nations Command (UNC) Monday, saying that the cease-fire agreement that concluded the 1950-1953 Korean War needs to be replaced by a peace treaty. According to the North Korean Central News Agency, the ministry said, in its “diplomatic…
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East Asia
Chemical leak causes panic
200 tons of hydrochloric acid spills in solar cell plant in Sangju The dangers of toxic chemical accidents were highlighted Saturday morning with the leak of 200 tons of lethal hydrochloric acid in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. The accident at a solar cell-making plant followed the Sept. 27 hydrofluoric acid…
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