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South Asia
Ban To Sell Fertilizer Provokes Anger Of Pakistani Farmers
In this Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 photo, Pakistani customers from the tribal area of Waziristan buy fertilizer at a shop in Bannu, Pakistan. Pakistan’s efforts to cut off the flow of fertilizer to militants using it to make bombs in a key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has outraged…
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People In Peshawar Protest Against Movie Defaming Islam
Supporters of the Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami party shout slogans during a demonstration against the airing of a U.S.-made defamatory video clip to malign the personality of Muslim Prophet Mohammad in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on September 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum> news@theasian.asia
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Relatives Mourn Death Of Loved Ones In Garment Factory Fire
Relatives mourn the death of their loved ones outside a garment factory following a massive fire which resulted in the death of 289 people in Karachi, Pakistan, on September 13, 2012. Relatives light candles during a candlelight vigil for the death of their loved ones outside a garment factory following…
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Muslim Leaders In Kashmir Denounce U.S. Movie Insulting Islam
Kashmiri Muslim religious leaders speak to media during a press conference to protest against the U.S. anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims”, in Srinagar, Indian-controled Kashmir, on Sept. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Javed Dar> news@theasian.asia
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Indians Stand Up Against Nuclear Power Plant
Activists and residents stand in the waters of the Bay of Bengal and shout slogans as they protest against the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers from Chennai, Tamil Nadu state on Sept. 13, 2012. Villagers in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have renewed…
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Children of Refugee Camp Walk In Slums Of Islamabad
Pakistani children who fled with their families from the Pakistani tribal area of Bajur where Pakistani security forces are fighting against militants, walk with a horse in the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. <AP Photo/B.K. Bangash> Pakistani devotees burn lamps at a shrine to get their wishes…
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Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival In India
An Indian artisan makes the finishing touches to a clay idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha flanked by statues of social activist Anna Hazare, left, and Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The ten day long Ganesh…
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Funerals Take Place For Those Killed In Karachi Factory Fire
People get ready to offer funeral prayers of workers who lost their lives in a factory fire, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the death toll from devastating factory fires that broke out in two major cities has killed hundreds. <AP Photo/Fareed Khan> news@theasian.asia
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Lone Refugee Woman Walks Along Flooded Area In Pakistan
A woman carries a tire as she walks past the flooded area in Dera Allah Yar, southwest Pakistan, on Sept. 12, 2012. At least 136 people were killed and 182 others were injured in flood triggered by heavy rains across Pakistan over the last 22 days, Pakistan National Disaster Management…
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Pakistan Frees Indian Fishermen As Goodwill Gesture
Released Indian fishermen wait for immigration clearance at Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Pakistan released 48 Indian fishermen, 10 of them teenagers, as a goodwill gesture during the official visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna. Released Indian fishermen cross Wagah Border in…
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