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Major news in India on March 26 2012
Top news in <India Today>: Anna Hazare tells govt to bring Lokpal Bill by 2014 or go
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Pakistanis Celebrate 72nd ‘Pakistan Day’
LAHORE, Pakistan (Xinhua) — Pakistani people wave national flags during a ceremony marking the 72nd Pakistan Day at the International Indo-Pakistan Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on March 23, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
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Indian Boy Dances to Mark ‘Gudi Padwa’
A young Indian boy dressed in traditional attire performs during a procession to mark “Gudi Padwa,” or Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 23, 2012. <Photo: AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Sri Lanka on March 23 2012
Top News in <The Island>: Geneva, Lanka fails to beat the odds
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“Take Charge of Your Country”
KABUL (Xinhua) — Afghan President Hamid Karzi, right, hands over a certificate to a newly graduated officer during the graduation ceremony at the National Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 22, 2012. The United States and the allied nations contributing troops in Afghanistan have agreed to support Afghan national security…
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Major news in Bangladesh on March 22 2012
Top New in <The Dailystar>: 500 sued for vandalism in Jagannath
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No Pure Water to Drink in Pakistan
A Pakistani boy uses a hand-pump to collect water in outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 21, 2012 on the eve of the UN World Water Day. According to the World Bank, about 70% of Pakistan’s total population do not have safe potable water to drink. <Photo: Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> news@theasian.asia
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Apology for Afghan Shooting Incident
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, right, and visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul hold a press briefing at the Department of State in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 21, 2012. Clinton on Wednesday expressed “deep regret” over the Afghan shooting incident in which a U.S. soldier…
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New Year’s Day Celebration in Afghanistan
KABUL – Afghan men dance outside the Sakhi Shrine during a ceremony as Afghanistan celebrates the start of Noruz, the Afghan new year, in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 20, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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Nepal on March 21 2012
Nepal on March 21 2012 <Kathmandu Post>: 528,257 to sit SLC exams from today
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