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South Asia
Indian Muslims Celebrate Urs Festival
Indian Muslim Sufi devotees walk in procession into the Muslim Shrine of Ajmer Sharif during the Urs Festival in Ajmer, Rajasthan, Monday, May 21, 2012. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual…
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Major news in India on May 21
Top news in <India Times>: BJP may back PA Sangma as President candidate news@theasian.asia
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Heat Drives People Out Of Homes
Indians sleep in a shaded area outside their houses in Kolkata, India, Friday, May 18, 2012. Many Indians sleep outdoors to escape the heat trapped in their homes during the summer months. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Sri Lanka on May 18
Top news in <Island>: SF will be freed over weekend Mahinda-Anoma talks successful news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Bangladesh on May 17
Top news in <Daily Star>: Khokon detained, Minu hurt news@theasian.asia
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Falling Value Of Indian Rupee
A vendor counts Indian rupee banknotes at a wholesale vegetable market in Allahabad, India,Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Indian rupee hit a fresh all-time low against the dollar Wednesday, as risk averse global investors wary of India’s twin deficits drowned out central bank efforts to stem the currency’s slide. <AP/Newsis>…
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Major news in Nepal on May 16
Top news in <Nepali Times>: The terrain shifts news@theasian.asia
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Anti-Israel Rally Going Violent
A Pakistani Shiite Muslim protestor falls over a fire, while pouring gasoline on representations of US and Israeli flags, during an anti-Israel rally and in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 13, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Pakistan on May 14
Top news in <Nation>: Pakistan, US near a ‘deal’ news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Mongol on May 14
Top news in <Mongol News>: Three Firefighters Die in Fire news@theasian.asia
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