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South Asia
Indian Foreign Minister Visits Pakistani National Monument
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (R) visits Minar-e-Pakistan monument, which commemorates the 1940 declaration by Muslim leaders to create Pakistan in South Asia, in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Sept. 9, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Americans Mourn For Death Of A Young Soldier In Afghanistan
Hand prints and a faceprint from mourners remain on the back window of a hearse carrying the body of Army Pfc. Shane Cantu after he was flown back home into Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich. on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Cantu, 20, was killed while serving in Afghanistan. <AP/NEWSis>…
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Flood Victims Take Shelter Along Railroad In Rawalpindi
People take refuge from heavy rains along a railway in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Fireworks Factory In India Seen Gutted By Fire
SIVAKASHI– Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2012 shows the scene of a fireworks factory after massive fire in Sivakasi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. At least 25 people were killed and 40 others seriously injured after an explosion in a fireworks factory in Sivakasi district. <Xinhua/Stringer>…
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Dispute Over Blasphemy On Quran Brought To Court
Rao Abdur Raheem, a lawyer for a Musliam cleric who brought a complaint against a Christian girl for burning a Quran, briefs reporters about a court proceeding in Islamabad, Pakistan Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of Quran in the girl’s bag to make…
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A Sri Lankan Boy And Wild Elephants
A Sri Lankan child holds bananas to feed wild elephants, separated by an electric fence at the Udawalawa Wildlife Sanctuary, in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Sri Lanka: Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted
Major News in <Daily News> : Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted Presence of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics had bearing: Acceding to a request by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, tomorrow’s animal sacrifice at Munneswaram Kaali Kovil has been halted. The decision was taken by kovil administrators considering the Exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics…
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Bangladesh : Deal ‘as soon as feasible’
Major News in <The Daily Star>: Deal ‘as soon as feasible’ Manmohan assures Hasina of Teesta waters; Nam summit starts today Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of India’s firm commitment to ink the proposed Teesta water-sharing deal “as soon as feasible”. During their…
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Two Kidnapers Posing As Afghan Soldiers Captured By Police
Two kidnapers stand handcuffed after they were detained with their military clothes and ammunition in Herat province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2012. Afghan police officers detained two kidnapers with their military clothes and ammunition during their operations in herat province on Tuesday.<Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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Nepal: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos
Major News in <The Himalayan Times>: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today took pains to gloss over his failures, accuse opposition parties, mock the judiciary and hit out at newly formed CPN-Maoist. He did gloat over his achievements made in the past…
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