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South Asia
Vehicles Line Up At Gas Station Amid Shortage Of Natural Gas
Vehicles line up at a compressed natural gas (CNG) station in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 27, 2012, due to the shortage of CNG. CNG filling stations remain closed for the fourth consecutive day in Lahore, after observing three days of scheduled gas load shedding, owing to the closure of…
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Indian Students Protest Demanding Creation Of A New State
Indian student throws stones towards policemen during a protest demanding the creation of a new state of Telangana, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The protesters demanded that the new state of Telangana be carved from the existing Andhra Pradesh state. Indian police fire tear gas…
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Bus Accident At Purna River In India Claims 18 Lives
People pull the damaged bus out of the Purna river in Maharashtra, India, Sept. 26, 2012. At least 18 people, including some school children, were killed in a major road accident in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Wednesday, a senior police official said. People gather around the accident site…
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Scene Of People’s Lives At Poor Region In New Delhi
Indian laborers wait in the street before starting in New Delhi, India, early Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. <AP Photo/Kevin Frayer> An Indian rickshaw driver waits for customers as a ragpicker walks by on a street in New Delhi, India, early Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. An Indian vendor balances as he…
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Some 2,000 Afghans Become Disabled Due To Mine Blasts Each Year
Afghan disabled men exercise with their prosthetic legs at the Orthopedic Center of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2012. The war-torn Afghanistan is one of the most mine-contaminated country in the world. As a result, around 2,000 Afghans become…
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Pakistani Students Rally Against Anti-Islam U.S. Film
Pakistani students hang an effigy of U.S. pastor Terry Jones at a rally to protest against the making of a film insulting the Prophet Muhammad at Karachi University on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 in Pakistan. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman says the militant group has announced an amnesty for a minister…
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NATO Steps Up Training For Afghan Policemen
Policemen attend a training session in Herat Province, west Afghanistan, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Afghan government and the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan have stepped up efforts to train and equip Afghan police and army. <Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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Sri Lankan Muslims Rally Against Movie Defaming Islam
Muslims shout slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Thousands of Sri Lankan Muslims protested against the American-produced film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Sri Lankan Muslims shouts slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Colombo,…
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Afghan People Stand Up Against Widespread Violence Toward Women
Afghanistani people attend a protest against violence towards women in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2012. Reports released by Afghanistani human rights organizations described the violence towards women was widespread in Afghanistan. Afghanistani women attend a protest against violence towards women in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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General Strike Called In Protest Against Movie Defaming Islam In Bangladesh
Supporters of a Bangladeshi Islamic political party march during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Schools and businesses are closed and transportation has been disrupted across Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad enforce a general strike. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad> news@theasian.asia
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