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West Asia
Free Syrian Army Fighters Ready To Fight Against Gov’t Forces Near Azaz
Free Syrian Army fighters take their positions, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position close…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Stage Rally Calling For Release Of Jailed Activists
Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of a banner calling for freedom for jailed rights activists Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, center, Nabeel Rajab, right, and Zainab al-Khawaja left, during a rally outside the Rajab home in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. A court session is scheduled for Tuesday…
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West Asia
Yemeni President Attends Funeral For Military Officers Killed By Al-Qaida Militants
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (C) attends a funeral procession for military officers in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 10, 2012. A total of 11 military officers, including Commander General Nasser Mahdi Farid, the chief-of-staff for the central military region in Marib, were killed on Saturday in an ambush by al-Qaida…
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West Asia
Ultra Orthodox Jewish Men Celebrate Jewish Holiday Of Hanukkah Near Tel Aviv
Ultra Orthodox Jewish men sit during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. <AP Photo/Dan Balilty>
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East Asia
Chinese Community In Athens Opens Christmas Charity Bazaar Annually
Chinese Ambassador to Greece Du Qiwen (3rd L) and Athens’ Deputy Mayor Fotis Provatas (3rd R) take a group photo with people in charge of some Chinese communities at a Christmas charity bazaar in central Athens, Greece, Dec. 10, 2012. The annual Chinese Community Christmas charity bazaar was hosted in…
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NK extends launch window until Dec. 29
North Korea on Monday extended its schedule for a planned rocket launch by one week to Dec. 29, citing technical difficulties in the first stage of its Unha-3 rocket. In a statement, the Korean Committee of Space Technology said its scientists and engineers had been making the final preparations for…
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East Asia
Biz leaders prefer Park to Moon
Conservative ruling party contender Park Geun-hye and opposition rival Moon Jae-in will explain how their policies would help the business community until their faces turn red. But to the billionaire owners of chaebol, the mighty family-owned conglomerates that pull Korea’s export-dependent economy, only one of the presidential candidates sounds convincing.…
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East Asia
No big surprises!
Park, Moon trade jabs on policy-oriented TV debate There were no big surprises. In their second TV debate Monday night, conservative presidential candidate Park Geun-hye and opposition contender Moon Jae-in traded jabs on chaebol, jobs, taxes and welfare, while minor leftist candidate Lee Jung-hee did her share of catfighting on…
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East Asia
Be wise, voters!
Nuts and bolts of negative campaigning As the Dec. 19 presidential campaigning is entering its final stretch, mudslinging and smear tactics between two major candidates are reaching fever pitch. As a result, some voters turn cynical and become disenchanted. One U.S. scholar sounds an alarm, saying that it is exactly…
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East Asia
Designing good education system is a quest for all governments
Education system is an important part of a country’s development. How to provide a proper education system fitting to young generation needs is hard to design. Indonesian government recently drafted a new curriculum for primary school and has gotten various feed-backs from its people. Indonesian Ministry of Education drafted a reform on…
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