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South East Asia
Bodies Of Nine People Killed In An Ambush By Gunmen Lie Along The Road In Central Philippines
In this Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 photo released by the Philippine National Police Region 6 Public Information Office, the bodies of nine people, including civilians, village guards and police, lie along a dirt road after being ambushed by gunmen hiding in a sugarcane field in La Castellana township, Negros Occidental…
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East Asia
President Lee Myung-bak Talks With Aung San Suu Kyi At The Blue House In Seoul
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, is greeted by Myanmarese who lives in South Korea upon her arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Suu Kyi arrived in South Korea for her five-days trip to attend the opening ceremony…
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East Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi to meet ‘Hallyu’ stars
Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet actor and singer Ahn Jae-wook Thursday, indicating that she is a big fan of hallyu, the Korean culture boom, according to foreign ministry officials Monday. Suu Kyi arrived here Monday to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Special Olympics…
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South East Asia
Hundreds Of People Dressed In Zombies Participate In Zombi Walk In Jakarta, Indonesia
Participants dressed as zombies during the annual Zombie Walk in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Hundreds of participants marched in the capital to collect donations for recent flood victims and campaign against the disposal of waste to public places. A banner reads “Don’t dispose trash in river “. A…
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South East Asia
A Catholic Devotee Hold An Image Of Infant Jesus During Procession To Celebrate Feast Day In Manila
An image of the Infant Jesus is held by a devotee during a procession to celebrate feast day, Sunday Jan. 27, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The feast day of the Infant Jesus is celebrated by tens of thousands of devotees in this predominantly Catholic country in Asia with a grand…
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East Asia
Special guests to visit PyeongChang
World leaders, including Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sporting greats such as former NBA player Yao Ming of China and U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan will visit Korea for the Special Olympics Global Development Summit on Wednesday. They join Malawi President Joyce Banda, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia…
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South East Asia
Jakarta Governor Greeted By His Supporters During His Inspection Of Bus Transportation In Jakarta
In this photo taken on Jan. 3, 2013, Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo, right, is greeted by his supporter during his inspection of bus transportation in Jakarta, Indonesia. Widodo’s trip through his inundated city of 14 million reflected his hands-on approach to leadership, a style that helped him win election in…
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South East Asia
Palestinians Attend A Ceremony Marking The Birth Of Prophet Mohammed In Old City Of Jerusalem
Muslims pray during a commemoration of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday at the Monas field in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri> Yemeni members of Shiite sect hold green flags with Arabic that reads, “at your order, oh messenger of Allah!” during the celebration of moulid al-nabi, the birth of Islam’s…
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South East Asia
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Reviews Honor Guard During Her 2-Day Visit To Singapore
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam (R) meets with Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix at the Istana in Singapore, Jan. 24, 2013. Queen Beatrix is on a 2-day official visit to Singapore. <Xinhua/Then Chih Wey> Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands inspects an honor guard with Singapore’s President Tony Tan, behind her, during…
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The new old year
NEW YORK ― Any look back at 2012 would necessarily focus on three parts of the world: the eurozone, with its seemingly endless financial uncertainties; the Middle East, with its many upheavals, including, but hardly limited to, the Muslim Brotherhood’s accession to power in Egypt and Syria’s savage civil war,…
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