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Pakistani women collect canola flowers from a field near Islamabad
Pakistani women collect canola flowers from a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Muhammed Muheisen>
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Exile Tibetan monks attend a candlelit vigil to enhance solidarity with those in home country
Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks walk past a banner of photos of Tibetan protesters as they participate in a candlelit vigil organized by the Tibetan parliament-in-exile in Dharmsala, India, to show solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ashwini Bhatia>
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Millions of Hindu pilgrims attend Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India
A young Naga sadhu or naked Hindu holy man sits with others during an evening prayer at their camp at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati , for Maha Kumbh, festival, in Allahabad, India , Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending…
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Pakistani people protest against recent U.S. drone attack that killed five people
Pakistani people from tribal areas shout slogans as they march during a rally in Peshawar to protest U.S. drone attack, on Feb. 7, 2013. At least five people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. drone attacked in Pakistan’s north-western tribal region of North Waziristan. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ahmad…
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Afghan refugee girls play cheerfully in a field on outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
Afghan refugee girls play next to a puddle of rain in a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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Students clash with police during a rally to prevent Gujarat chief minister from addressing in their college in New Delhi
Activists of left leaning student organizations gesture towards police during a protest against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi outside the Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Modi was at the college to address students. A protester, center, reacts as police use a water…
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Bangladeshi people demand death penalty for Islamic party leader sentenced to life in prison recently
Bangladeshi people take out a torch rally demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami, leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb.6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life in prison in a series of killings during the country’s 1971 independence war. Bangla…
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Paramilitary troops patrol street in Dhaka amid tense situation after fierce clash between police and activists
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel patrol in a road in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Feb. 5, 2013. Paramilitary troops have been deployed in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to thwart any untoward incident after fierce clashes between the pro-hartal activists and the law enforcers during Tuesday’s countrywide general strike which the country’s…
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Supporters Of Pakistani Opposition Parties Hold Rally To Call For Free, Fair Election In Islamabad
Supporters of several opposition parties gather outside the Pakistani parliament demanding free and fair elections in the country on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Participants of the rally shouted slogans against Pakistan’s ruling People’s Party and demanded a stronger and more independent election commission. Supporters of several opposition…
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Sri Lankan Soldiers Celebrate The 65th Independence Day In Trincomalee
Sri Lankan Army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives to attend an event on Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the…
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