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East Asia
Kim Jong-un likely to be chosen as TIME’s new “Person of the Year”
2012 seems to be a good year for Kim Jong-un, beside succeeding his late father, Kim Jung-il, in ruling North Korea, he appeared on TIME magazine’s cover before and even been named “sexist man alive” although the later one was a prank done by satirical newspaper “The Onion”, and some…
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East Asia
Kim Jong-un Inaugurates Renovated Kumsusan Palace Of The Sun In Pyongyang
Top leader Kim Jong Un (L) attend the inaugural ceremony for the renovated Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are laid in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Dec. 17, 2012. DPRK held various…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Run Away From Police Chase In Manama
Bahraini anti-government protesters run from riot police, unseen, run in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Dec.17, 2012. Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to break up protest marchers after calls by anti-government groups to snarl the Gulf nation’s capital with demonstrators. Bahraini human rights activist Sayed Yousef…
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West Asia
Israeli Soldiers Intervene Fighting Between Palestinians And Jewish Settlers In West Bank
An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian farmer from the northern West Bank village of Madama, on Dec. 17, 2012, in the West Bank, near city of Nablus. Israeli soldiers came to the area to intervene in the fighting which left tree Palestinian and one settler wounded. Armed Israeli settlers from…
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West Asia
Newly Appointed Egyptian Prosecutor General Tenders Resignation
Undated file photo shows Egypt’s newly-appointed prosecutor general Talat Ibrahim Abdullah. Egypt’s newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported. <Xinhua/STR>
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West Asia
Syrians Living At Refugee Camp In Azaz, Syria, Fight With Freezing Cold
A Syrian family warm themselves at a refugee camp in Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec 17, 2012. Thousands of Syrian refugees who fled their homes due to fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces, face cold weather as temperatures dropped to 2 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit) in Azaz.…
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West Asia
Palestinians And Jewish Settlers Clash At Village Near West Bank
Palestinians carry an injured man during clashes with Jewish settlers, not seen, outside the West Bank village of Madama and the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar, near Nablus, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Jewish settlers carry an injured man during clashes with Palestinians, not seen, outside the West Bank village of Madama…
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West Asia
Only A Third Of Eligible Voters In Egypt Turn Out For Referendum
In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 file photo, Egyptian men line up outside a polling station to cast their votes during a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Barely a third of voters turned out for the…
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Qatar suspected of interfering in internal affairs of Kuwait and other Gulf nations
A lot has been said on the Qatari connection with all Middle East countries. A tiny state with a huge revenues and small population could make it a house for a rich man who would like to control the world, if not buying it. Its man of sport, Mohammed bin…
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Muslim insurgents escalate killings of Buddhist teachers in Thai’s southern border regions
Government Should Consult Educators on Protection Strategy NEW YORK – Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces should immediately end all attacks on teachers and schools, Human Rights Watch said Monday (Dec. 17). In the most recent attack, on December 11, 2012, ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents entered a school in…
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