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West Asia
Night View Of Jerusalem Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival
Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2012 shows the Old City of Jerusalem after sunset, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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South East Asia
Muslims Pray During Eid Al-Adha Festival At Pasar Senen In Jakarta
A Muslim girl sits with other pilgrims before the praying of Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha at Pasar Senen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 26, 2012. Muslims pray during the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha at Pasar Senen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 26, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.>
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East Asia
Chinese Company Earns Some $2 Million A Year By Planting Jujube Trees
A worker washes jujubes at Shengfeng Jujube Industry Co. Ltd in Tongxin County, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2012. Tongxin planted more than 2,000 hectares of jujube in 2011, yielding an output of 3 million kilograms and a profit of 12 million RMB yuan (1.92 million U.S.…
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West Asia
Muslims Around World Prepare To Celebrate Eid Al-Adha By Slaughtering Animals
A Jordanian boy holds onto a goat at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 25, 2012. Muslims around the world prepared to celebrate Eid Al-Adha on Oct. 26, by slaughtering goats, sheep, camels and cattle. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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South Asia
Spanish King Carlos Welcomed By Honor Guard Upon Arrival In New Delhi
King Juan Carlos I of Spain inspects an honor guard during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Spanish King is on a two day official visit to India. <AP Photo/Kevin Frayer>
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West Asia
Bahrainis Protest Violently Against U.S. Support For Bahraini Monarchy
Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters push an old water tank into burning tires during a protest against U.S. support for the Bahraini monarchy, in Sitra, Bahrain, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Elsewhere, clashes erupted after police fired tear gas to disperse more rallies against the United States. <AP Photo/Hasan Jamali>
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Number of expats rises 32-fold to 280,000 in Seoul
About 280,000 foreigners were living in Seoul as of 2011, a 32-fold increase from the total number 51 years ago, according to a survey, Thursday. Seoul City’s annual statistics report showed that 279,095 registered foreigners were staying in Seoul as of Dec. 31; accounting for 2.65 percent of the capital’s…
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East Asia
President’s son quizzed
Lee Si-hyung pledges to ‘tell truth’ about property deal An independent counsel questioned President Lee Myung-bak’s only son, Lee Si-hyung, Thursday, over a dubious property deal to build the President a retirement residence in southern Seoul. The 34-year-old appeared at the counsel’s office at 10:10 a.m., escorted by presidential security…
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West Asia
Iranian President Meets The Press In Kuwait Amid Tightening Of Saction By Western Nations Against Iran
In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Oct.17, 2012, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kuwait, where he attends the first summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). Even as U.S. and European sanctions tighten around Iran’s economy, officials in Tehran are busy reaching…
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West Asia
A Series Of Attacks On Shiite Community In Baghdad Leave 9 Dead, 26 Wound
A Relative buries Mohammed Hadi, 15, in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. A family of six was killed when a series of attacks struck Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing a total of nine people and wounding 26others, according to…
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