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First Snow Makes Children Happy
Children play around after the first snowfall in 2012 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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4th Anniversay of Bhutto’s Death
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers light candles on the eve of the fourth death anniversary of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, Dec. 26, 2011. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Dec. 27, 2007 following an electioneering rally at Liaqat Bagh park in Rawalpindi. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia…
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An Indian Family Celebrates Christmas
A family lights candles outside the Sacred Hearts Cathedral on Christmas Eve in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 24, 2011. Christmas Day is observed as a national holiday in India. <Photo: Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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Pakistan L’Oreal Paris Bridal Fashion Week
Models present creations by Pakistani designer Sana during the Pakistan Fashion Design Council L’Oreal Paris Bridal Fashion Week in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 19, 2011. This is a four-day event that aims at defining tradional Pakistani bridal fashion, jewellery and make-up trends. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Illicit liquor Kills 121 People in India
A woman cries for her relative, who died of illicit liquor, outside Mograhat hospital in the village of Sangrampur near Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, India, on Dec. 15, 2011. The death toll from the illicit liquor disaster in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal has…
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