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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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India on 19 March 2012
India on 19 March 2012 <The Hindu>: Mamata has her way, Trivedi to quit
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Little Beggars on the Street in Pakistan
A little girl pushing a wheel chair-ridden disabled girl at the busiest market without fear of any accident on Dec 19. 2011, Karachi, Pakistan. These girls are among the thousands of beggars brought from different provinces of Pakistan by the well-organized mafias who earn huge amounts daily. Such disabled beggars…
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“Camel is our Lifeline”
People milk a camel in Sadar Bazar area of northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 17, 2012. Approximately 200 families of Nomads people live in northwest Pakistan, most of them live by selling camel milk on roads. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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Physical Fitness Test for Employment of Indian Army
Kashmiri youths undergoing a physical fitness test during a recruitment drive by Indian army in Anantnag some 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 16, 2012. Indian army conducted an employment drive to recruit Kashmiri youth in the army. Hundreds of young aspirants thronged the venue…
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Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2012 <Daily News>: Sri Lanka ready to face any situation
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Bangladesh on 15 Mar 2012
Bangladesh on 15 Mar 2012 <The Daily Star>: 4 more bodies recovered in Meghn
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Pakistan has 198 Polio in 2011
A Pakistani health worker gives polio vaccine to a child in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, on March 14, 2012. A total of 198 polio cases had been reported in 2011 throughout the country, Pakistan Pediatric Association said. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Kazakhstan on 14 Mar 2012
Kazakhstan on 14 Mar 2012 <Gazet>: Ambassador Yuzo Harada: I’m proud that Japanese architects contributed to Astana city planning
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