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East Asia
Japan’s Self-Defense Force Personnel Attend Flag Returning Ceremony In Tokyo Upon Returning From Peacekeeping Mission In Golan Heights
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera attend the flag returning ceremony by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces involved in U.N. peacekeeping operations in the Israeli-held Golan Heights at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The 47-member unit returned the team’s flag upon coming back…
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South Asia
Local people in eastern Nepal take initiative to preserve red pandas
KATHMANDU, Jan 20 – The Red Panda Network of Kathmandu has initiated the preservation process of the red pandas at four Village Development Committees of Ilam district, in eastern Nepal. The red pandas, one of the endangered animals, are found in the community and national forests of this district adjoining Darjeeling,…
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South Asia
A Rickshaw Driver Warms Himself With Clothes While Eating Under A Bridge In New Delhi
An Indian child and a puppy sit near a bag of charcoal on a winter morning in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Mercury in various parts of North India dipped again Tuesday and flights and trains were partially disrupted by early morning fog, according to a news report.…
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South Asia
A Kashmiri Muslim Boy Clears Snow From The Roof Of His Houseboat In Srinagar
A Kashmiri Muslim boy sells umbrellas as it snows in Srinagar, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Traffic on the 300 kilometers (186 miles)-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended due to heavy snowfall, according to news reports. A Kashmiri Muslim boy clears snow from the roof of his houseboat in Srinagar,…
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Minister lobbies to retain part of trade functions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Affairs (MOFAT) began a belated effort Friday to keep its trade related division. In proposed government apparatus changes, the ministry is supposed to be stripped of trade policy-setting and negotiating functions, which will be handed over to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and…
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‘Burberry men’ may get heavier penalty
An appellate court has found a man guilty of child abuse for having a seven-year-old girl watch him sexually stimulate himself. It was the first recognition of such an act as child abuse. What appears to be legally more important is that the ruling is likely to influence similar cases…
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East Asia
Final message before the ship went down
“Someone will probably have to die before they stop work on these treaturous conditions,” a message sent to a friend sent on an assignment off the rough seas off the coast of Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province. One hour later, the vessel on which he was performing repairs in a coastal…
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West Asia
Egyptian Construction Workers Lead Miserable Life Having Neither Basic Income Nor Medical Insurance
Abdulzaher Marei instructs his younger son Alaa Marei in an under-construction building in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Jan. 17, 2013. More than 40 years ago, Abdulzaher Marei left his hometown Atfeeh in Giza countryside and started to work in the construction field in Cairo. His four sons followed him. His…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Pakistani Muslim Cleric Wait For Transportation At Site Where They Attended Four Days Of Rally In Islamabad
Supporters of Pakistani Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri stand next to their belongings while waiting for transportation, at the site where they were camping and attended an anti-government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Pakistani officials struck a deal late Thursday with the fiery Muslim cleric to end four days…
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West Asia
Video Game “Endgame: Syria” Seeks To Illustrate Civilian Loss In Syrian Civil War
This undated image provided by Auroch Digital Ltd. shows the video game “Endgame: Syria.” The new video game based on Syria’s civil war seeks to illustrate civilian loss due to heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces. The British developer of the video game says he wants to educate…
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