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West Asia
Syrian Rebels Free 48 Iranian Hostages In Exchange For More Than 2,000 Prisoners Held By Syrian Gov’t
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, freed Iranian hostages who were captured by the Syrian rebels since August, hold roses as they gather at a hotel, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000…
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South Asia
Funeral Ceremony Held For A Victim Of Firing Incidents In Karachi, Pakistan
People attend the funeral ceremony of a victim in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on Jan. 9, 2013. At least five people were killed and many others were injured in different firing incidents in Karachi on Wednesday, local media reported. <Xinhua/Masroor>
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South Asia
People Mourn In Funeral For An Indian Soldier Killed By Pakistani Soldiers In Kashmir
Mourners gather around the body of Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Hamraj who was allegedly killed by Pakistani soldiers on the line-of-control in Kashmir, during his funeral in Mathura district, Utter Pradesh state, northern India, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. India summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi Wednesday to formally…
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West Asia
Libyan PM Speaks In A Meeting Of Council Of Ministers In Benghazi
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the city of Benghazi, Libya, Jan. 9, 2013. Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) speaks during a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the city of Benghazi, Libya, Jan. 9, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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Will Park ease sanctions on NK?
Speculation grew Wednesday over whether President-elect Park Geun-hye is mulling whether to ease cross-border sanctions on North Korea in order to encourage dialogue with the isolated state. Reports said the sanctions implemented by the incumbent Lee Myung-bak administration after Pyongyang’s deadly 2010 sinking of the Cheonan warship, were under consideration…
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Samsung to talk to leukemia victims’ group
Samsung Electronics is expected to soon resume dialogue with a group representing the firm’s former employees who were diagnosed with leukemia and other illnesses after working at its chip-making plants. “We proposed resuming negotiations to Samsung in December on resolving this matter,” a Banollim spokesperson said. “Some Samsung executives have…
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East Asia
‘Be with US on China’
This is the fourth in a series of letters by experts to President-elect Park Geun-hye. — ED. Dear Madam President-elect, Your dramatic election as the first female head of state in Northeast Asia is epochal, but it also is emblematic of a larger process of Korea’s globalization, evolution, and increasing…
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South Asia
Local Residents Protest Against Power Cuts In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Local residents shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against unscheduled power cuts on the outskirts of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 8, 2013. Locals said that only three hours of power supply was provided daily for the past several weeks, which led to the…
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East Asia
Yu Zhengsheng Visits Old Communist Party Member During His Inspection Tour To Ganzi
Yu Zhengsheng (3rd R), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits Zhaxi Zhoima’s home, who has been a CPC member for 44 years, in Qangba Village, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2013. Yu made…
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East Asia
14 Cars Seen Piled Up In An Accident That Killed Eight People In Minhe County, China
Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2013 shows the site where a 14-vehicle pileup occurred in Minhe County of northwest China’s Qinghai Province. Eight people were killed and 28 others were injured in the accident on Tuesday afternoon, said rescuers. <Xinhua/Kong Xianyao>
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