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Pakistani Christians live in a slum having neither running water nor sewage disposal
A Pakistani Christian boy living in a slum, stands outside his home, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 1, 2013. Slums which are built on illegal lands have neither running water or sewage disposal. Pakistani Christians living in a slum, gather around a water point to collect water,…
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[Book Review] The world is a map of books given to knowledge lovers
The world is a map of books given to minds that love knowledge. Here we have some of the new publications in the Arabic world, and internationally, as electronic drops from the ink of knowledge all over the world. New Releases in Arab world: • “The Queue” novel by doctor…
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Villagers showcase Indian rural arts and craft traditions at a Delhi festival
Villagers of Mubarakpur of Azamgarh District show the handmade sarees at the Festival of Rural Art and Craft of Azamgarh in New Delhi, capital of India, April 4, 2013. The 3-day festival in New Delhi will showcase the arts and craft traditions of three villages in Azamgarh District – Hariharpur…
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Rescue workers look for trapped people at a collapsed building in Mumbai
People gather as rescue workers look for trapped people after a building collapsed in Thane, Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 4, 2013. At least thirty persons were killed and twenty missing, according to a Press Trust of India report. <AP Photo>
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Pakistani President prays over the late Bhutto’s grave on his death anniversary
Photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on April 4, 2013, shows Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari prays over the grave of former Premier Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, father of Pakistan’s slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto, at the family mausoleum in southern Pakistan’s Garhi Khuda Bukash, on his death anniversary.…
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Protesters demand Sri Lankan cricketers not to participate in IPL
Members of a pro-government civic group Ravana Balaya, or Ravan Force, shout slogans outside the Sri Lanka Cricket office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Protesters demanded Sri Lankan cricketers not to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the Indian state of Tamil Nadu banned Sri…
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardai administrates oath of interim cabinet
Photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on April 2, 2013, shows Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardai (L, center) administrating oath of ministers of interim cabinet in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. A 14-member interim cabinet took oath on Tuesday in Islamabad, officials said. <Xinhua/PID>
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Indian Tamil movie stars demand a probe into alleged wartime abuses
Indian Tamil movie stars sit during a day-long fast demanding probe into alleged wartime abuses by Sri Lanka in Chennai, India, April 2, 2013. The Indian movie stars fasted for a day in a protest demanding a UN probe into alleged wartime abuses on ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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Sri Lankan port workers protest against tougher action on Tamils
Sri Lankan port workers demonstrate outside the Colombo harbor, calling for a boycott of cargo from south Indian ports in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 2, 2013. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu called for tougher action against Sri Lanka over the island’s human rights record with minority Tamils…
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Female tourists down 35% following sex assaults in India
Tourism in India dropped significantly in the first three months of this year as a result of the heinous rapes and attacks on foreign female travelers that received widespread international attention, a new industry survey has found. In the months from January through March 2013, the number of foreigners traveling…
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