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South Asia
Musharraf returns to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile on Mar. 24 with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants. Security forces whisked Musharraf away in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles…
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South Asia
The World Tuberculosis Day observed in Nepal where 45 percent of its total population are infected with the disease
Nepalese students participate in a program marking the World TB (tuberculosis) Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24, 2013. According to the National Tuberculosis Center (NTC) Nepal, around 40,000 people catch TB and 5,000-7,000 people die of it each year. NTC estimates that about 45 percent of Nepal’s total population is…
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South Asia
Hindu devotees attend Lathmar Holy festival at a temple in Barsana near New Delhi
A newly wed Indian woman from Barsana village waits with a wooden stick at the door step of her house, for the arrival of villagers from Nandgaon during the Lathmar Holy festival the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New…
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East Asia
Bangladesh global community further unites before Independence Day
In commemoration of the 42nd Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Independence and National Day, the Bangladeshi global community will join together this upcoming March 24th and carry out events in 40 cities in 5 continents including San Francisco, Capetown, London, Sydney and Chungju to pay homage and demand justice for victims of…
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South Asia
Indian women collect water on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad
Indian women collect water at a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their…
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South Asia
A soldiers patrols strike-stricken street in Srinagar, capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri woman walks past an Indian paramilitary trooper at a closed market during a strike in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 20, 2013. A strike call by separatist alliance on Wednesday hit normal life in Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir including the summer capital Srinagar. <Xinhua/Javed…
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South Asia
A child dives to Yamuna river in New Delhi polluted by industrial waste from nearby factories
Children living on the banks the river Yamuna play in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Officials say factories are ignoring regulations and dumping untreated sewage and industrial pollution, turning toxic the river that gives the capital much of its drinking water. A man jumps in to the river…
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South Asia
Direct flight and new airport to boost Sri Lanka-Korea relations
Interview with Sri Lankan Ambassador Tissa Wijeratne With the launching of Korean Air’s direct flight between Seoul and Colombo on March 9th and the opening of Sri Lankan’s 2nd international airport on March 18th and an enthusiastic, hardworking ambassador, bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Korea are embarking on a new…
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South Asia
Police display weapons seized while being smuggled from Peshawar to Punjab
Policemen display seized weapons to media at a police station in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 19, 2013. Police arrested two suspects who tried to smuggle weapons and ammunitions from Peshawar to Punjab province, local media reported. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique>
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South Asia
How India’s billionaires get rich
*Editor’s note: India has been infamous for its economic and social disparities. It is one of the world’s most unequal countries even though more people have been brought out of poverty than at any other time. This column from The Business Times explains how India’s billionaires get rich and compares their status…
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