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West Asia
People Buy Something To Eat For The Longest Night Of Iranian Calendar At Bazaar In Tehran
People shop for Yalda Night, the longest night of the Iranian calendar year, at Tehran’s old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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South East Asia
A Rightful Place for the Indigenous People in the Heart of Borneo
IT could well have been a plot from Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. Except that, instead of the African Congo, the clashes between the aboriginal inhabitants and timber tycoons were taking place in the Borneo jungles of South-east Asia. And what an unequal clash of cultures that was breaking…
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Society
Protesters Stage Demonstration Against Austerity Measure In Madrid, Spain
Former IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato, center right, arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Rato, a former deputy prime minister was to answer questions over his stewardship of a major Spanish bank, Bankia that had to be nationalized and bailed out for $24 billion…
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East Asia
Park to put policy priority on culture
What kind of changes in the cultural landscape can voters expect from a female president? It is still too early to tell as Park Geun-hye, president-elect of the Saenuri Party, has not shown any strong signs that she is particularly devoted to cultural issues. It would be hasty to associate…
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East Asia
Park backs merit-based appointments
President-elect meets US, China envoys President-elect Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to appoint people to important positions based on their merits, not hometowns or school ties. “I will do my best to end the history of division here by adopting measures for reconciliation and putting a halt to cronyism in public…
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West Asia
Yemenites Hold Rally To Show Support For Their President In Sanaa
A female protestor with Yemen’s flag painted on her face and Arabic writing on sunglasses that reads, “we support the decision,” during a rally to show support for President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Yemeni soldiers stand guard near the residence of Yemen’s president…
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Society
Explosion Of Oil Pipeline Causes Inferno At Ijeododo Near Lagos, Nigeria
Smoke and flames billow from a burning oil pipeline in Ijeododo on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The oil pipeline belonging to Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation exploded near Nigeria’s largest city as thieves tried to siphon oil from it Monday. Fire fighters try to contain flames…
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South Asia
Pakistani Activists Condemn Killing Of Nine Polio Workers By Militants
Pakistani activists rally in Karachi Pakistan to condemn killings of health workers, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Thousands of polio workers escorted by police guards pressed on with a vital immunization program in Pakistan’s second largest city Thursday despite the deaths of nine people gunned down by suspected militants while…
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Society
Sudan’s Vice President Inaugurates An Oil Field In South Kordofan
Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha walks during an event inaugurate an oil field, South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Workers and others gather for the inauguration of an oil facility by Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, unseen, in South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.…
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West Asia
Egyptian, Jordanian PMs Get Together For Talks In Amman
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah Ensour attend a joint news conference in Amman, Jordan, Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (L) meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman on Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua>
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