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South Asia
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
A Pakistani man walks past a pile of burning drugs during an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, June 26, 2012. About 2,500 kilograms of drugs were burned during the ceremony organized by the anti-narcotics force in Islamabad on…
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Shrine Fire Causes Anti-India Protest In Kashmir
Kashmiri residents watch as firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the nearly 200-years-old Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Shrine, popularly known as Ghaus-e-Azam, or Dastgeer Sahab, in downtown Srinagar, India, Monday, June 25, 2012. Anti-India clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday…
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Indians Attend Ceremony For Rio Conference
Indians participate in a ceremony at the Kari-Oca village during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 14, 2012. The event runs through June 22, with three final days of high-profile talks among some 130 top leaders from nations around the…
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Major news in Bangladesh on Jun 14: Ugly face of insolence and ignorance
Top News in <Holiday> : Ugly face of insolence and ignorance The face-off between a High Court bench of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and the country’s parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad, that is being currently witnessed is unprecedented as well as disgraceful. It is, in our view, the result of insolence…
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Young Laborers On World Day Against Child Labor
A young Indian bonded child laborer rests his head in his hands after being rescued during a raid by workers from Bachpan Bachao Andolan, or Save the Childhood Movement, at a garment factory in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Raids on factories in the Indian capital revealed dozens…
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Major news in Nepal on Jun 13 : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes
Top news in <The Himalayan Times> : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes AFP/KABUL: More than 70 people, most women and children, are feared dead after a landslide triggered by a double earthquake engulfed their Afghan village, officials said on Tuesday. Two shallow quakes less than half an…
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Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan
An Afghan man mourns the death of relatives near the site after an earthquake hit Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2012. As many as 100 people are feared dead after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan this morning. The governor of Baghlan province says the quake triggered…
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Major news in India on Jun 12: India may become first ‘fallen angel’ among BRIC countries
Top news in <The Times of India> : India may become first ‘fallen angel’ among BRIC countries NEW DELHI: The clouds over the Indian economy just got darker. Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Monday cautioned that India seriously risks losing its investment-grade rating, citing slowing growth and political…
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A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan
Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Pakistan on June 11: PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son
Top news in <Dawn> : PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son LAHORE: The Pakistani premier has said that if the Chief Justice cannot hear the case against his own son due to legal barriers, he should take up the case against the PM’s son Ali Musa…
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