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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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India on 12 Mar 2012
India on 12 Mar 2012 <Times of India>: Blind Indore girl cleared UPSC, gets railways job at PM’s behest
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US Soldier Kills 17 Afghan Civilians
Local people gather outside the houses where 17 civilians were shot dead by a U.S. soldier in Zangabad village of Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, south Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012. A total of 17 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the wee hours Sunday when a U.S.…
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Pakistan’s 1st Oscar
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy leaves after a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon…
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“I Can Feel Her Life”
A visitor watches a photo during an exhibition held by the United Nations agencies at Kabul’s historic Babur Garden in Afghanistan, March 10, 2012. The photo exhibition highlights women’s situation in the war-hit country. <Photo: Xinhua/Yan Zhonghua> news@theasian.asia
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Sri Lanka on 9 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka on 9 Mar 2012 <Daily News>: Oil for rice barter system soon – Agriculture Minister
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“Let’s Enjoy Holi Together”
A visitor put colored powder on a local resident’s face in Jaipur, capital of the north Indian state Rajasthan on March 8, 2012. March 8 is one of Hindu’s most important Holi, the festival of colors. People celebrate Holi by laying colors on each other during the 2-day national holiday.…
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