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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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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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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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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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An office at a local court damaged by a suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistani policemen examine a damaged office following a suicide attack on a court complex in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar on March 18, 2013. At least four people were killed and over 30 others injured including policemen, lawyers and a judge on Monday afternoon when two suicide bombers attacked a…
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Egyptian President visits his Pakistani counterpart for talks on bilateral matters
Photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on March 18, 2013, shows Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsy (L) talking with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsy arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a day-long state visit for talks on bilateral…
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A bus engulfed in flame by opposition activists’ homemade bombs in Dhaka
Bangladeshi fire fighters try to douse the fire on a bus burned by activists of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) during a general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 18, 2013. Opposition activists in Bangladesh’s capital detonated several homemade bombs and torched at least one bus during a general strike…
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Sri Lanka’s new int’l airport named after the President opens to business in Mattala
Sri Lankan traditional dancers stand next to the inaugural flight that arrived carrying Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Air Port in Mattala, Sri Lanka, Monday, March 18, 2013. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, named after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was officially opened Monday in his…
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Leaders of Janata Dal wave hands to their supporters during a rally in New Delhi
Supporters of Janata Dal (United) attend a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. President of Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav (3rd L) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (4th L) pose for photos during a rally in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar>
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Nepali Maoist leader who killed civilians receives threat from the right activists
Kathmandu – “Who is Bal Krishna Dhungel? Is he a bad man? What crimes has he committed?” Parents strolling along the roads and alleys of Kathmandu with their children get fed up with these questions of their wards these days. Although parents know well who Mr. Dhungel is and what…
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