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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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South Asia
People Repair Homes Destroyed By Militants Attack In Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistani residents work at the militants attack site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Dec. 16, 2012. At least six people were killed during an exchange of fire near an airport in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar on Sunday morning, the military said. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique>
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West Asia
Syrians Who Fled Their Homes Play Volleyball On Field Near Idlib, Syria
In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, Syrian men, who fled their homes with their families due to government airstrikes and took refuge in a school, play volleyball in a field in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The…
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East Asia
‘Presidential race goes to the middle’
Int’l experts see Ahn Cheol-soo as unique, important election factor A panel of foreign experts from the United States, China and Japan, reviewing the Dec. 19 presidential election, shared that the two leading candidates _ Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party and Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic…
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East Asia
NK leader ordered launch in late father’s memory
NK celebrates 1st anniv. of former leader’s death The timing of North Korea’s successful rocket launch last week is widely seen as a move to commemorate the first anniversary of its late former leader Kim Jong-il’s death, which falls today. The Unha-3 rocket was launched from a space center in…
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