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South Asia
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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Pakistan : Violence in Karachi claims 12 lives
Major News in <Dawn News> : Violence in Karachi claims 12 lives KARACHI: Continuous violence has claimed the lives of 12 more people in Karachi, DawnNews reported. Two people were gunned down and one other person was injured, when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Kharadar. One person was…
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Afghan Children Take Rare Chance Of Enjoyment
Afghan children from The Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) take part in a performance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Aug. 27, 2012. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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India: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha, questions CAG observations
Major news in <The Times of India>: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha amid BJP uproar, questions CAG observations NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a statement on coal block allocation in Parliament on Monday in the wake of the CAG report, which has been used by opposition…
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Air Pollution Also Troubles Afghanistan
Afghan labors work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Smoke rises from a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Air pollution has become a serious problem in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival
An Indian artist works on an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012.The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19. A worker adds the finishing touches to…
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Indian Gov’t Faced With Coal Scandal
A coal laborer walks to fetch drinking water on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Angry opposition lawmakers shouted and crowded aisles in India’s parliament Tuesday to demand the prime minister resign after an audit found the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields…
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Roadside Bomb Exploded In Quetta, Pakistan
An injured child sits next to her mother treated at a local hospital in Quetta, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Police say a roadside bomb targeting a security convoy has killed at least one civilian and wounded several others in southwestern Pakistan. An injured mother carries her wounded children…
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Indian Muslims Celebrate End Of Ramadan
Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at Shahi Masjid at the famous Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Ftr prayer as children wait in a shop near…
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Pakistanis Pray In Festival To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
Pakistani worshippers pray on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in an alley of a slum, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end…
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