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South Asia
Nepalese Women Offer Prayer To Setting Sun In Celebration Of Chhath Festival
Nepalese women in Biratnagar, eastern Nepal, are offering worship to the setting sun on Monday on the occasion of the Chhath festival. Chhath is also marked across India.
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South Asia
Activists Protest Against Gov’t Decision To Open Retail Sector To Foreign Investment In Hyderabad, India
India’s leftist party activists shout slogans during a protest in front of a Bharti Walmart Best Price wholesale store in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Nov. 19, 2102. They are protesting against the Indian government’s recent decision to open India’s retail sector to foreign investment. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.>
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South Asia
Hindu Devotees Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival To Thank Sun God For Life In New Delhi And Other Major Cities Of India
Indian Hindu devotees lay on the ground as they prostrate during the Chhath Puja festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Chhath prayers, an ancient Hindu festival popular amongst the working class, is performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. <AP Photo> Indian Hindu devotees…
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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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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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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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South Asia
Supporters Gather Outside Residence Of Bal Thackeray, Chief Of Shiv Sena, In Mumbai Amid His Worsening Health
Supporters shout slogans outside the residence of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Thackeryâs health had worsened on Wednesday, leading to a surge of supporters gathered outside his residence. A Shiv Sena flag hangs in the foreground as Indian policemen are deployed outside the…
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East Asia
Exiled Tibetans Protest In Dharmsala, India, In Time For China’s Leadership Transition
Exiled Tibetans carry a portrait of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama during a protest in Dharmsala, India, after Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as China’s leader, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. An exiled Tibetan wearing a Xi Jinping mask is surrounded by Tibetan flags during a protest in Dharmsala, India,Thursday,…
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South Asia
Members Of Ethnic Newar Community Celebrate Their New Year’s Day In Katmandu, Nepal
Nepalâs ethnic Newar community members participate in a parade to celebrate their New Year in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. Nov 14, 2012. Members of the Newar community celebrated their New Year’s Day by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year. Member of…
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South Asia
Inidan Woman Sprinter Who Won Women’s Relay In 2006 Asiad Found To Be Man, Charged With Raping
In this July 11, 2012 photograph, Indian sprinter Pinki Pramanik smiles in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal state, India. Indian authorities investigating a rape case say Pramanik who won a women’s relay gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games is actually a man. Police charged the Indian sprinter on…
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