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West Asia
Lybian People Still Struggle To Overcome Legacy Of Dictatorship Celebrating 1st Anniversary Of Gadhafi’s Fall
In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, armed militiamen acting as security rush towards protesters shaking the gates to the compound of Libya’s parliament in Tripoli, Libya. One year on, the country is still trying to overcome the legacy of one of the most erratic leaders of modern times as…
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South East Asia
Muslims, Displaced By Recent Muslim-Buddhist Violent Clash In Myanmar, Live In Refugee Camp
Muslim refugees react to a photographer at Baw Du Pha refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Victims of Myanmar’s latest explosion of Muslim-Buddhist violence fled to already packed displacement camps along the country’s western coast Sunday, with a top U.N. official saying the unrest…
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East Asia
Citizens In Ningbo City, China, Refuse To Disperse Despite Gov’t Promise Not To Expand Local Petrochmical Factory
A road sweeper cleans up near Chinese paramilitary police after protesters were forced to leave the area outside the city government office in Zhejiang province’s Ningbo city, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. After a weekend of protests by thousands of citizens over pollution fears, a local Chinese government relented Sunday and…
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West Asia
Violent Anti-Gov’t Rally Calling For Political Freedom Goes On In Downtown Bahrain
Bahraini anti-government protesters, some holding petrol bombs, remove a palm tree trunk being used as a roadblock in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, to allow the passing of a march calling for freedom for political prisoners and in remembrance of those killed from Bahrain’s western villages. The protesters…
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East Asia
Vehicles Move At Snail’s Pace Due To Dense Fog Shouding Jangxi Province, China
Vehicles run on a fog-shrouded road in Nanchang, capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province, Oct. 29, 2012. A heavy fog smothered Nanchang on Monday, disturbing the local traffic. <Xinhua/Zhou Ke>
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South Asia
Fire Breaks Out At Chemical Factory In Karachi, Pakistan
A man looks at fire raging at a building of a chemical factory in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 28, 2012. A fierce fire broke out at a chemical factory in Gul Bai area of Karachi on Saturday night. No casualties have been reported. <Xinhua/Masroor>
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West Asia
Lebanese Citizens Stage Rally In Beirut Calling For An End To Political Paralysis
Neutral Lebanese citizens, march during a silent “white march” against the government and the opposition’s politics and for those who were killed and injured during the previous Friday’s explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday evening Oct. 25, 2012. A group of citizens non-affiliated or supported by any existent political party and…
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East Asia
Scholars illuminates Silla-Persian royal wedding
A pre-Islamic Persian prince went to Silla in the seventh century and got married with a princess, showing how extensive the ancient kingdom was in terms of international exchanges. Lee Hee-soo, professor of cultural anthropology at Hanyang University, found the royal marriage in the ancient Persian book, which he is…
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East Asia
UN chief Ban arrives here to receive Seoul Peace Prize
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived here Sunday for a four-day visit during which he will receive this year’s Seoul Peace Prize. According to a Seoul official, Ban will receive the biennial award today for his work around the world, including his contributions to securing women’s and children’s rights, eliminating…
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South Asia
Livestock Market Set Up In Islamabad For Eid Al-Adha Festival Celebrated By Killing Animals
Pakistani women fetching water pass through a livestock market set up for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival in Islamabad, Pakistan,Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, on Oct. 27, by slaughtering of sheep, goats, cows or camels. Pakistani vendors wait for customers…
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