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South Asia
Pakistani Female Activists Stand Up To Denounce Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Arshad) Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of…
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Top Leaders, People Of India Remember Birthday Of Gandhi
People visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi to pay their respects on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Mustafa Quraishi> Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays his respects at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct.…
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Shikara Festival Celebrated On Dal Lake In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri artist performs folk dance in a boat during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. The festival was organized by Indian-controlled Kashmir’s tourism department to promote tourism industry in the area. Kashmiri boatmen take foreign tour operators on…
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A Variety Of Afghan Handicrafts exhibited for sale in Herat, Afghanistan
Afghan women buys handicraft during an exhibition of woman handicraft in Herat province of Afghanistan on Oct. 2, 2012. <Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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India’s Poor Farmers Start March To New Delhi To Highlight Problems Of Landless People
Members of India’s rural communities, including the landless, poor farmers and the tribal community, play traditional musical instruments as they begin “Jan Satyagraha,” a march to New Delhi to highlight the problems of India’s landless in Gwalior, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Tens of thousands Tuesday began the 350 kilometer-long…
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International Day Of Non-Violence Observed In Katmandu, Nepal
Nepalese students participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Niranjan Shrestha> Nepalese students hold red roses as they participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth…
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Children Enjoy Themselves No Matter Where They Are
A Pakistani boy, right, looks on while he and other children watch a youth flying a kite in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. An Afghan refugee boy holds on to his goat, while he and his sister, left, feed it in a field…
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People Condemn Killing Of TV Reporter
People shout slogans during a protest against the killing of a TV reporter in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Oct. 2, 2012. Unidentified gunmen shot dead the reporter of a Pakistani TV channel in southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday evening, police said. Journalists shout slogans during a protest against the killing…
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35 Indian Fishermen Nabbed For Fishing Illegally At Pakistan’s Economic Zone
Arrested Indian fishermen sit at a police station in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Oct. 1, 2012. The Pakistani authorities Monday arrested 35 Indian fishermen and seized five boats for allegedly fishing illegally in Pakistan’s exclusive economic zone. (Xinhua/Masroor) news@theasian.asia
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Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan Claims 14 Lives Including Three NATO Soldiers
Afghans carry a dead body to a police vehicle near the site of suicide bombing in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2012. Three NATO soldiers and a high-ranking Afghan police official were among 14 killed in a suicide bombing in Khost city, the capital of eastern Afghan province…
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