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South Asia
People Repair Homes Destroyed By Militants Attack In Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistani residents work at the militants attack site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Dec. 16, 2012. At least six people were killed during an exchange of fire near an airport in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar on Sunday morning, the military said. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique>
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South Asia
A Bangladeshi Woman Dances At Rally Marking Victory Day In Dhaka
A Bangladeshi woman reacts to the camera as she dances at a rally to mark the Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. The day marks the anniversary of Bangladesh’ victory in the India-aided war victory against Pakistan. Bangladeshi cultural activists clad in outfit symbolizing war criminals during…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi Children Enact Mock Scene Of Killing To Observe Martyr’s Day In Dhaka
Children of Khelaghor organizations stage a mock scene of killings of Bangladeshi intellectual people to observe Martyr’s Day, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Bangladesh remembers country’s intellectuals who were killed on this day during the country’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971. A Bangladeshi boy enacts a hanging…
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South Asia
Heavy Snowfall In Srinagar, India, Suspended National Highway
Two horses graze in a snow-covered field after a brief snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Traffic on the 300 kilometers (188 miles) long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended due to heavy snowfall according to news reports. A Kashmiri Muslim walks over snow covered field…
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South Asia
Bangladesh politics sliding down to violent course
Dhaka–The killers are unleashed on street amidst political confrontations leading to large scale violence, arson, firing and killing. The political situation suddenly turned violent last week with the opposition enforcing a country-wide road blockade followed by a full-day and a subsequent half-day shutdown throughout the country. Things could have been…
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South Asia
Shootout In Quetta, Pakistan, Leaves Three Dead, Three Others Injured
An injured man is carried into an ambulance following a shootout in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Dec. 13, 2012. At least three people were killed and three others were injured in different fire incidents in Quetta on Thursday, local media reported. Security officers inspect the shootout site in southwest Pakistan’s…
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South Asia
Indians Pay Tribute To Legendary Sitar Player Who Died At Age Of 92
A portrait of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is placed under a tree as part of a makeshift memorial at his music center, in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Shankar, who is credited with connecting the world to Indian music, died Tuesday in San Diego at…
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East Asia
Chinese Young Couples Rush To Get Married On “Triple 12 Day” For Good Luck
A young couple show their marriage certificates at a civil affairs bureau in Zaozhuang City, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 12, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to get married on Dec, 12, 2012, or 12/12/12, hoping that the “triple 12 day” will bring them good luck. In Chinese,…
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South Asia
Trilateral Summit Of Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan Held In Ankara
From left to right, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari pose for group photo after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Zardari, Gul and Karzai attend the 7th Trilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan…
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South Asia
Indian Students Vow To End Practice Of Aborting Female Fetuses In Mumbai
Indian students hold placards as they take an oath vowing to eliminate the practice of aborting female fetuses in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. In India, daughters are often seen as a burden because tradition requires that a bride’s family pay the groom’s family a large dowry of cash…
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