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South Asia
Reason To Be Desperate For Rain
An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the…
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A Young Boy Injured From Hand Grenade Blast In Peshawar
People transfer an injured boy to a hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, on July 24, 2012. At least one person was killed and four others including children were injured in a hand grenade blast in Peshawar on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia
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Afghan Girls Go Through Toughest Ramadan
Afghan girls read the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the city of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 22, 2011. Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are experiencing the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades with…
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Indian President Elect Greets Well-Wishers
India’s President elect Pranab Mukherjee greets the media outside Mukherjee’s residence in New Delhi, India, July 22, 2012. India’s Congress heavyweight and former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has been elected the 13th president of India, according to the outcome of official accounts of votes Sunday. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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Typical Scene Of Ramadan Season In Pakistan
Pakistani worshippers wait to break their fast, on the second day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Sunday, July 22, 2012. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Home People Of New Indian President Celebrate His Election
People at the native village of India’s President elect Pranab Mukherjee celebrate by applying colored powder on each other at Miriti village in Birbhum, West Bengal state, India, Sunday, July 22, 2012. The candidate from India’s governing Congress party, former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, was declared winner Sunday in voting…
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Invasion of Centipedes On An Indian Village
Indian villagers stand near a group of centipedes at Lavad village, about 35 kilometers from Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 21, 2012. Millions of centipedes have surfaced in Lavad village invading kitchens, homes and schools, forcing village authorities to close school and nearly half of the 6,000 population to temporarily migrate,…
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Pakistani Boy Prays In First Day Of Ramadan
A Pakistani boy prays next to plates of fruits donated to worshippers to break their fast, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, July 21, 2012. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking,…
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A Historic Pakistan Shahjahan Mosque
The Shahjahan mosque, located at Thatta, Sindh, was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1647. The mosque is built with red brick with blue colored glaze tiles which were imported from Hala, another town in Sindh. The mosque has 100 domes. As the legend goes, if you…
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Karzai Gives Speech To Afghan Police Officers
Police officers listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s speech during their graduation ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. President Hamid Karzai is trying to negotiate a peace settlement with the Taliban, but he warned insurgents on Tuesday that their attacks on civilians would not be forgotten by the…
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