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South Asia
Two bombs blasted in Peshawar, leaving nine people dead
People transfer an injured man to a hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Feb. 14, 2013. At least nine people were killed including seven members of a pro-government militia in two bomb blasts in northwest Pakistan, local media said. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Umar Qayyum>
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South Asia
Bangladesh community in Korea demands death for 1971 war criminals
Last Sunday, February 10, at 3 pm on the Lunar New Year holiday, a group of 50 to 70 Bangladesh residents participated in a demonstration in Daehakro, Seoul, Korea, in front of a statue of Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned Bengali poet who wrote the national anthems of both Bangladesh and…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi women shout slogans demanding the execution of war criminals
Bangladeshi women shout slogans demanding the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah and others convicted of war crimes involving the nation’s independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Protestors urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to review a verdict sentencing the senior leader of Bangladesh’s largest…
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South Asia
Exile Tibetans protest China’s rule in a candle light vigil in Katmandu
Exile Tibetans participate in a candle light vigil in solidarity with fellow Tibetans who have self immolated, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline, set himself ablaze and chanted anti-China slogans as he ran down a street in Nepal’s capital Wednesday, the latest…
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South Asia
A Pakistani woman shops flowers for Valentine’s day in Lahore
A Pakistani woman shops for flowers ahead of Valentine’s day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 13, 2013. Valentine’s Day is increasingly popular among younger Pakistanis, many of whom have taken up the custom of giving cards, chocolates and gifts to their sweethearts to celebrate the occasion. <Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed> Pakistani…
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South East Asia
Press Freedom in Digital Era – Promises & Perils
*Editor’s Note: Ivan Lim, President of Asia Journalist Association, gave keynote speech at the 13th ICT Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 9. The conference was hosted by the Computer Association of Nepal and the Internet Society of Nepal in an attempt to promote “E-democracy in Nepal.” Participants include experts from Nepali parliaments,…
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South Asia
“Exchanges rapidly grow between Korea and Bangladesh”
Interview with Bangladesh Ambassador to Korea The 40th anniversary of Korea –Bangladesh diplomatic relations calls for a special occasion. Thus, the two countries mutually decided to name 2013 “Korea-Bangladesh Friendship Year.” In an interview with The AsiaN, Bangladesh Ambassador Md. Enamul Kabir on February 6th, Kabir stated, “Even though Bangladesh…
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South Asia
Members of Rabha tribe stand with sticks and brooms protesting local election
Members of the Rabha tribe stand with sticks and brooms block a road protesting a local government election in Goalpara district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Gauhati, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Violent clashes killed 11 people Tuesday when the tribe in India,…
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South Asia
Indians feed sweets to one who was on death row in UAE and and recently freed
Indians feed sweets to a family member who was on death row in United Arab Emirates and recently freed by a Sharjah court, upon his return home in Amritsar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Seventeen Indians on death row on charges of murdering a Pakistani national were set free after…
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East Asia
Starlight in the Desert: Recommendations for ‘Kuwaiti Woman’ by Souad Al Sabah
– Poet Ko Un My eyes suddenly opened! Souad Al Sabah’s poems float upon the long river of time. The sounds of truth are sloshing about. Souad Al Sabah’s poems conceive the sunset’s horizon reminiscing over the midday sun. The cries of her poems are only possible as a mother.…
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