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Election sets new standards
The 18th presidential election introduced some new provisions to expand people’s political rights and ensure greater fairness. The overseas ballot was introduced, enabling more people to vote, including sailors on ships that were permitted to establish polling stations. The first overseas votes in the presidential poll took place between Dec.…
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South Asia
Hand Grenade Attack On Pakistani Air Force Base Leaves 10 Injured
An injured man receives medical treatment at a hospital in Nowshera, Pakistan, Dec. 18, 2012. At least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack on a Pakistani Air Force (PAF) engineering center in the country’s northwest city of Nowshera on Tuesday morning, said security sources. A Pakistan army…
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South Asia
Parade Held In Bhopal To Celebrate Foundation Day Of Civil Defence Organization
Madhya Pradesh police homeguards and civil defence members participate in a parade during mock drill of accident and natural disaster in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh, India on Dec. 18, 2012. The parade was held to celebrate 66th foundation day of Madhya Pradesh police homeguards and civil defence organisation. Madhya…
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West Asia
Displaced Syrians Faced With Unbearable Difficulties Due To Cold
Syrian boys, who fled their homes with their families, cover themselves with a jacket to avoid the rain, while walking in a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The 21-month-old battle to bring down President Bashar Assad has already forced some 3…
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West Asia
Afghan Women At Refugee Camp Receive Winter Relief Goods
Afghan displaced women stand in line to receive fire wood provided by a German run charity organization at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. A German run charity organization, known as Johanniter, distributed winter relief assistance to some 279 internally displaced families in Kabul. An Afghan…
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West Asia
An Egyptian Soldier Stands Guard Amid Opposition Rally To Protest Against Constitution Referendum
A republican guards soldier stands guard at the presidential palace and anti-Morsi graffiti is seen on the palace’s wall behind him in Cairo, Dec. 18, 2012. Egypt’s opposition staged rallies across the country on Tuesday to protest against the draft constitution referendum, after the country’s Ministry of Justice ordered a probe…
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East Asia
Pop starts urged to shun alcohol ads
Seoul City government is poised to set guidelines on alcohol advertisements that may be harmful to teenagers. The municipal authorities said Tuesday that it sent an official document to alcohol manufacturers, entertainment companies and advertisers requesting that they refrain from contracting young idol stars. A recent soju advertisement showing female…
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Park, Moon fight on for undecided
Conservative ruling party candidate Park Geun-hye and opposition challenger Moon Jae-in were in the thick of frantic campaigning, Monday, making closing arguments to a closely divided Korean electorate ahead of Wednesday’s vote. Park, the daughter of the late military strongman Park Chung-hee and representing the Saenuri Party’s hopes of retaining…
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East Asia
Which color will shine?
Presidential candidates seek to polish image, appeal to voters with colors At 11:20 p.m. on Nov. 6, the Empire State Building in New York was bathed in blue light. American citizens immediately noted Barack Obama’s victory for a second term. CNN used color and the skyscraper to project election results…
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Seoul-Tokyo ties under pressure
Seoul-Tokyo relations will be further tested under Japan’s next administration following a landslide victory by that nation’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Sunday after three years in opposition. In the past, the LDP sounded a nationalist note that rubbed Koreans the wrong way, when it pledged to revise its…
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