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South Asia
Nepalese Hindu devotees celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival
Nepalese Hindu devotees pull an ancient chariot containing depictions of Bhairava and Bhadrakali around the city as they celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. During the festival, also regarded as New Year festival, images of the god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are…
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Nepalese people drag killed leopard that injured 15 locals
Nepalese people drag a dead leopard that attacked locals at Gothatar, Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. According to reports, the leopard injured 15 people, including three policemen and two officials from the Department of Forest. The leopard was later killed with the help of Nepalese policemen and local media…
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China’s growth forecast higher at 8.2%
Robust recovery of China and India boosts growth in ASEAN countries Economic Growth in emerging Asia is expected to show robust expansion this year, thanks to a recovery in big economies including China and India, but capital inflows will continue to pressure currencies, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB’s…
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Pakistani court adjourns high treason trial against Musharraf
Pakistani lawyer Tofiq Asif, who petitioned the Supreme Court against former president Pervez Musharraf, speaks with media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 9, 2013. Pakistan’s top court Tuesday adjourned until April 15 hearing of petitions, seeking high treason proceedings against former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf,…
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An Indian sand sculpture mourns for “Iron lady” Thatcher
Indians look at the sand sculpture of former Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made by Sudarshan Pattnaik, as a mark of homage, at the golden beach of Puri, about 67 kilometers (42 miles) away from the southeastern Indian temple city Bhubaneswar, India, India, Tuesday, 09 April 2013. <AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout>
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Pakistani Christian youths protest against demolition of slum
Pakistani Christian youths lie in the middle of a main street, cutting the traffic, protesting a decision by the Capital Development Authority to destroy a slum they are living in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Slums which are built on illegal lands have neither running water or sewage disposal.…
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A young Hindu nationalist plays bugle to mark Hindu new year
In this Sunday, April 7, 2013 photo, a young Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer plays the bugle or the trumpet, marking the upcoming Vikram Samvat in Allahabad, India. Vikram Samvat, the beginning of a new year in the Hindu calendar, will start April 11, 2013. In this Sunday,…
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New media: Catalyst for creating new opportunities
Bangladesh keeps up the global pace of prevalent ‘new media’ The use of new media tools in trade and investments has added a new dimension altogether. The new media, of course thanks to technology, has now been an everyday sidekick to business development strategies. The websites of business, commercial, financial, services…
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Damsels banned in driver’s cabin in western Nepal
Kathmandu – Damsels sitting in the driver’s cabin divert the concentration of the man in charge of the steering wheel and lead to road accidents. The bus entrepreneurs in western hill of Nepal have arrived at this conclusion and asked the staff of its long route buses to not allow…
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A fire breaks out at government office building in Kashmir
An Indian fire fighter tries to extinguish a fire at government office building in Srinagar, India, Sunday, April 7, 2013. The cause of fire is not known and no one was hurt in the incident. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>
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