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West Asia
Supporters Of Israeli PM Netanyahu Celebrate His Return To Office As Result Of Just-Ended Parliamentary Election
An Israeli Jewish settler man waits to cast his vote in the West Bank town of Hebron, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled…
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South East Asia
A British Woman Receives Death Sentence At A Court In Bali For Smuggling Cocaine Into The Resort Island In Indonesia
In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain sits at a courthouse during her trial in Denpasar, Bali island, Indonesia. An Indonesian court sentenced Sandiford to death Tuesday, Jan. 22, for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali. Lindsay June Sandiford of…
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50% of Korean feel belonging to lower class
About half of South Koreans perceive themselves as belonging to the lower income class, according to a recent report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA). A survey of 1,000 adults conducted by KIHASA showed 50.5 percent of respondents said they believed they earned below average. The…
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West Asia
Arab And African Leaders Gather For Arab Economic Summit In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Prince Mohammed bin Saad, deputy governor of Riyadh, right, speaks with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, upon his arrival to attend the third session of the Arab Economic Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Saudi Arabia is hosting the Arab…
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East Asia
Algerian PM Says In Algiers That 37 Hostages Killed And Another Five Remain Missing
In this image made from television Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi, right, and Koichi Kawana, president of Japanese engineering firm JGC Corporation, bow towards the Ain Amenas gas facility a day after special forces stormed the plant to end a four-day siege, in Algeria, Sunday, Jan.…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Lawyers Condemn The Threats Against Lawyers Who Opposed Impeachment Of Chief Justice
Sri Lankan lawyers of Lawyers’ Collective gather to sign a petition condemning the threats received by the lawyers who opposed a controversial impeachment that fired country’s chief justice, outside the cout complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Threatening letters have been sent to lawyers who protested the…
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South East Asia
Thailand Patriotic Group Members Protest Against International Court Of Justice Ahead Of ICJ’s Verdict On Disputed Territory
Members of the Thailand Patriot Network hold a banner during a rally to protest against the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 21, 2013. The ICJ is scheduled to hold hearing in April and deliver a verdict in the next six months on…
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West Asia
Ban Ki-Moon Meets With UN And Arab League Joint Special Envoy To Syria Lakdhar Brahimi In UN Headquarters
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with UN and Arab League joint special envoy to Syria Lakdhar Brahimi at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Shen Hong>
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West Asia
A Restaurant For The Deaf Opens For The First Time In Palestinian Gaza Strip
A Palestinian waiter serves a meal at the first deaf restaurant in Gaza city on Jan. 21, 2013. For the first time in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, a society that cares for hearing impaired people has opened a restaurant with all deaf staff. This project is launched by Atfaluna Society…
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South Asia
Nepalese Elderly Women Attend Literacy Class Being Conducted Free Of Charge In Basundhara, Katmandu
An elderly Nepalese woman asks a question while she attends a literacy class for women in Basundhara, Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Around 105 women from age group of 16 to 60 year-old have been attending this class which is being conducted free for the past one year. Most…
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