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South Asia
More Than 100 Exotic Birds Gathered For A Bird Show In Calcutta, India
An Indian bird lover feeds his blue Parrot during a bird show in Calcutta, India, Dec. 30, 2012. More than a hundred exotic birds of 30 species from different countries are gathered together by the All Bengal Bird Lover’s Organization for two days. An Indian bird lover shows his Macaw…
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Protesters Clash With Police During Rally Against Gov’t Plan To Raise Power Price In Dhaka, Bangladesh
Protesters clash with police during a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 30, 2012. At least six protesters were injured in a clash between police and protesters during a rally protesting government’s initiative to increase power prices. An activist of an alliance of some left-leaning parties throws stones to police during…
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South Asia
Three Kathmandu youths successfully trek gruelling Himalayan trails
Dipesh Joshi, Surose Maharjan and Raju Maharjan, the three boys in Kathmandu were the first persons to trek along the high Himalayan trails of Nepal twice in four years in 2007 and 2010. However, their adventurous trekking remained almost unknown for years until when Appa Sherpa and a western lady who crossed…
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South Asia
At Least 19 Shia Pilgrims Killed By A Bomb Blast In Mastung, Pakistan
Pakistani people gathered near a damaged pilgrims bus at the blast site in southwest Pakistan’s Mastung on Dec. 30, 2012. At least 19 people were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb hit a convoy of three buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Pakistan’s southwest district of Mastung on Sunday…
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Pakistani Tribesmen Carry Coffin Of A Soldier Killed By Taliban Militants
Pakistani tribesmen carry the coffin of a soldier who was kidnapped and killed by Taliban militants, during a funeral ceremony in Darra Adam Khel, northwest Pakistan on Dec. 30, 2012. Pakistan Taliban have killed 21 security personnel kidnapped by them during an attack on a checkpoint in northwest Pakistan several…
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Indians Light Candles To Mourn Death Of Gang Rape Victim In New Delhi
Indians light candles to mourn the death of the 23-year-old gang rape victim during a rally in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012. The body of the victim was cremated in New Delhi Sunday morning, hours after it was flown from Singapore, said an Indian Home Ministry spokesman. Indian children…
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South East Asia
AJA announces Suu Kyi, Pakistani activist as Asians of 2012
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has selected Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as its Asians of 2012. In a Friday press release, the Seoul-based association wrote, “The two female winners are proof that the new era demands female leadership.” Suu Kyi is well known for being a decades-long…
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Hindu Devotees Prepare For Month-Long Mahakumbh Festival At Sangam, India
In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, supporters of a Hindu holy man prepare food for free distribution during the preparations for the month-long Mahakumbh festival at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to arrive here in January…
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9th International Elephant Festival Held In Sauraha, Nepal
Decorated elephants take part in a beauty contest during the second day of 9th International Elephant Festival in Sauraha of Chitwan district, Nepal, Dec. 27, 2012. The festival was organized to promote tourism and to raise awareness of elephant protection in Nepal. A participant decorates an elephant for a beauty…
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South East Asia
AJA picks Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as Asians of 2012
Asian journalist Association (AJA) has picked Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar opposition leader, and Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani human right activist, as Asians of 2012 Thursday (Dec. 27). Suu Kyi has devoted herself to the democratization of her country under the oppresion of the military regime and contributed greatly to the opening of Myanmar to…
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