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Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar
In this Sept. 13, 2012 photo, Pakistanis who were displaced from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting gather at a water point, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19…
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Pakistani Muslims Set Up Livestock Market In Islamabad For Celebration Of Sacrifice Feast
Pakistani boys gather next to animals loaded on trucks arriving at a livestock market set up for the upcoming Eid al-Adha feast on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by the sacrificial killing of sheep,…
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India’s Rising Inflation Feared To Slow Economic Growth
Indians shop for clothes in Gauhati, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. India’s inflation accelerated to 7.8 percent in September after the government hiked subsidized fuel prices to rein in the budget deficit. The number released Monday is worse than expected and gives the central bank little room to cut its…
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Indian Women Activists Condemn Rising Cases Of Rape, Violence Against Women
Members of various women’s organizations gather to condemn the rising instances of rape and violence against women in the state of Haryana, during a protest at Rohtak, 60 kilometers (37.5 miles) west of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Indian police women stand guard as members of various women’s…
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Hindu Devotees Perform Various Rituals On Occasion Of No Moon Day In Allahabad, India
Hindu devotees offer prayers as a priest performs the “Pind Daan” ceremony, rituals performed for the peace of the souls of ancestors, on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. An Indian woman suspected to be possessed by evil spirits, is treated by several…
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Sri Lankan Fisherman Catches Fish In Traditional Way In Habaraduwa, Near Colombo
A Sri Lankan traditional fisherman, also known locally as a stick fisherman, sits perched on a stilt fixed into the ocean floor as he fishes in Habaraduwa, about 125 kilometers (78 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka,Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. <AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena> news@theasian.asia
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An Indian Carries Goat Instead Of Guest On His Rickshaw
An Indian carries a goat on his rickshaw in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Oct.11, 2012. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.> news@theasian.asia
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Pakistani Christians Condemn Taliban Of Shooting Young Girl In Support Of Education For Women
Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a protest to condemn the attack on a 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> Pakistanis hold candles…
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Inter’l Day Of Girl Child Observed In Countries Where Rampant Discriminations Happen Against Girls
Mariam Ahmed, 10, center, listens to a teacher, unseen, in a classroom on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The U.N. has declared October 11th as the International Day of the Girl Child. Girls face double discrimination due to their gender…
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Indian Landless Farmers March To New Delhi To Push Gov’t For Land Reform
Indian landless villagers shout slogans in Agra, about 185 kilometers (115 miles) southeast of New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Thousands of poor farmers have ended their march to India’s capital after the government agreed to formulate a new reform policy, providing land rights to them and fast tracking…
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