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South Asia
Nepali election hangs in the balance
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Interim Election Council of Ministers led by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi has appointed Chief Commissioner and four others in the Election Commission that has remained without any commissioners for the past few months. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav appointed the commissioners at the recommendation of the government…
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Hindu devotees pray during the celebration of Holi festival in Vrindavan, India
A young Hindu devotee sits covered in colored dye at the Banke Bihari temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Holi, the festival of colors celebrates the arrival of spring. Hindu devotees pray as colored powder is thrown inside Banke Bihari…
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East Asia
Japanese and Indian FMs meet the press after having agreed to promote partnership in Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and visiting Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid attend a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on March 26, 2013. Japan and India on Tuesday agreed to promote the two nations’ strategic and global partnership, especially in economic and security areas. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ma Ping>
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East Asia
Bangladeshi expats in Korea ask their gov’t to bring 1971 war criminals to justice
About 40 Bangladeshis called on their government to bring the 1971 war criminals to justice and give them maximum punishment in their gathering at the Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT) in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, on Sunday (Mar. 24, 2013) on the occasion of celebrating Bangladesh’s 42nd Independence Day. Similar events were held simultaneously in 40 cities on…
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South Asia
Pakistani President administers the oath to Khoso during his sworn-in ceremony as interim PM
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (C) administers the oath to Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (L, front) during the sworn-in ceremony in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, March 25, 2013. Khoso was sworn in on Monday, local media reported. <Xinhua/NEWSis/PID>
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South Asia
A boatman rows his boat at Dal Lake during sunset in Kashmir surrounded by snowy mountains
A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat at the Dal Lake during sunset in Srinagar, India, Monday, March, 25, 2013. Set in the Himalayas, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley full of fruit orchards and surrounded by snowy mountain ranges. About 100 lakes dot its highlands and plains. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mukhtar Khan>
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East Asia
Tibetan children in exiles protest against China in Dharmsala, India
Exiled Tibetans wearing masks of leaders of BRICS nations stage a mock presentation in Dharamsala, India, Monday, March 25, 2013 as they urge the leaders to discuss the Tibetan issue at the BRICS summit beginning March 26 in Durban. The masks, from left, represent Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President…
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South Asia
Musharraf addresses his supporters upon his arrival in Karachi to run for coming parliamentary election
Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf (back-C) addresses supporters outside the airport his arrival from Dubai in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned home on Sunday after a self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections, his party said.…
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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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