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South Asia
Mourners Jampack Street For Funeral Of Bal Thackeray, Hindu Extremist Leader, In Mumbai, India
Indian mourners gather beside a truck carrying the body of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to…
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West Asia
Egyptians Get Angry At Train Crash That Killed 49 People Most Of Them Children In Assiut, Southern Egypt
Egyptians confront authorities who arrived at the scene of a train crash that killed at least 49 people, most of them children between 4 and 6 years old near Assiut in southern Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Egyptians gather at the site of a train crash that killed at least…
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South East Asia
People Attend Tour Of Fireflies To Push For Bicycle Riding Near Manila, Philippines
A Tinkerbell doll is attached to a bike as riders await the start of the 14th Tour of the Fireflies in suburban Pasig, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Thousands joined the event which aims to promote environmental awareness and also push for bicycle riding as a…
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West Asia
Israel Boasts Of Accuracy Of its Iron Dome System Amid Mounting Confrontation With Palestinians In Gaza Strip
An Israeli man riding a horse takes a tour around the Iron Dome defense missile system near Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 18, 2012. Out of 300 attempted interceptions conducted by Iron Dome, about 90 percent succeeded, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Sunday. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> Smoke rises after an Israeli…
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South East Asia
People In Muslim Countries Stage Rally Against Israeli Military Operation In Gaza Strip
Pro-Palestinian protesters shout slogans during a rally against Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Nov. 18, 2012. The death toll of Palestinians due to Israel’s airstrikes had climbed to 60, half of whom were children, women and old men, and that more than 500 were wounded…
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West Asia
International Istanbul Book Fair Opens In Istanbul With More Than 600 Exhibitors From 30 Countries Attending
A Turkish exhibitor sells books during the 31st International Istanbul Book Fair in Istanbul on Nov. 17, 2012. With the theme of “My Childhood Is My Homeland – Children’s and Youth Literature”, the 31st International Istanbul Book Fair kicked off on Saterday, attracting more than 600 exhibitors from 30 countries…
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South East Asia
Cambodians Evicted From Boueng Kak Lake Area Appeal To Obama To Help Them Get Adequate Compensation
Cambodians, who were evicted from Phnom Penh’s Boueng Kak lake area, hold a rally on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Phom Penh, Cambodia. The protesters were appealing to President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to help them get adequate compensation and to aid in the release…
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East Asia
Some 2,200 Housewives Take Part In Kimchi Making At Seoul Plaza In Seoul To Donate To Needy People
South Korean women make kimchi, a traditional pungent vegetable dish, which will be donated to the poor in preparation for winter, at the Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Park Jin-hee> Volunteers make kimchi, a traditional South Korean pungent vegetable, to donate to needy neighbors in preparation…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Pakistani Religious Party Rally In Peshawar Asking Resumption of Protest Against U.S. Anti-Islam Film
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The demonstrators called for the resumption of protests against an anti-Islamic film made in the US what they called insulted Islam. Pakistani religious leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam lead a rally in Peshawar, Pakistan on…
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West Asia
Israeli Air, Ground Strikes Pound Gaza City Amid Mounting Tension
Rockets launched by Palestinian militants towards Israel make their way from the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. <AP Photo/Ariel Schalit> A Palestinian boy holds a window pane taken from a damaged house hit in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City,…
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