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South Asia
Rescuers search for survivors after a section of a bridge collapsed in Kolkata, India
Rescue workers of the Disaster Management Group conduct search operations at the site where a section of a bridge collapsed early morning in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Three persons traveling in a truck that was passing through the bridge were seriously injured in the accident. <AP Photo/Bikas Das/NEWSis>
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South Asia
Shiite Muslims carry bodies of those killed by bomb blasts in Quetta, Pakistan
In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 photo, Pakistanis walk by the rubble in a market which was damaged by a bomb blast on Saturday, February 16, 2013, in Quetta, Pakistan. Terrorized by ferocious attacks that have killed nearly 400 ethnic Hazaras in the past 18 months, with almost half of…
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South Asia
Iranian president welcomes his Pakistani counterpart at his office in Tehran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Iran’s presidential palace in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Iran’s Presidential Website>
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South Asia
Students demand capital punishment to all war criminals during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladeshi students shout slogans during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded capital punishment to all convicted war criminals and a ban on Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-islami, for their roles in the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan. A Bangladeshi woman attends a protest…
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East Asia
Asia leaps toward regional economic unity
Asia plans to take a great leap forward in regional economic integration during the next decade, as the United Nations continues to intensify the promotion of South-South cooperation among member states. According to a recent report by the Inter Press Service, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the…
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South Asia
Pakistani Kushti wrestlers warm up before daily training session in Lahore
Pakistani Kushti wrestlers warm up before attending their daily training session, at a wrestling club in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan. Pakistani Kushti wrestlers warm up in the ring before fighting…
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South Asia
Leaders of two Pakistani Muslim factions agree on alliance for coming election
President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif (L) talks with chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Pir Pagara during a meeting in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Feb. 26, 2013. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) agreed on alliance in the general elections on…
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South Asia
Vehicles produced at M&M, a leading manufacturer of multi-utility cars in India
An employee works on a production line of Mahindra & Mahindra’s vehicle manufacturing plant at Chakan, near Pune, India, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. M&M is one of the market leaders in multi-utility vehicles in India and is among the top five tractor manufacturers in the world. <AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade>
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South Asia
Indian Catholic women pray for the health of Pope Benedict to resign on Feb. 28
Indian Catholic women pray during a special mass for the health of Pope Benedict XVI at a church in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The pope will hold his last general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Feb. 28, and will continue to…
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South Asia
Indian children attend a candle vigil for victims of twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad
Indian children walk during a candlelight vigil to pay respects to the victims of Thursday’s twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indian police are investigating whether the Indian Mujahideen, a shadowy Islamic militant group thought to have links with militants in neighboring Pakistan was responsible for…
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