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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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South East Asia
Thai Labor Activist Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Having Defamed The Country’s Monarchy
Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk arrives at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The court has sentenced the prominent labor rights activist and magazine editor to 10 years in prison for publishing a pair of articles prosecutors said defamed the country’s monarchy. Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, rear, arrives at criminal…
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South East Asia
Gaza’s Hamas PM Presents His Malaysian Counterpart With A Gift During Their Meeting In Gaza City
Gaza’s Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, third left, and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, forth right, pray next to a wreckage of a car in which Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari was killed in an Israeli attack on Nov. 14, 2012, upon Razak’s arrival in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday,…
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Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador To Cambodia Attend Inauguration Ceremony Of New Container Terminal In Phnom Penh
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R Front) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue (L Front) start a boom button at the inauguration ceremony of China-financed new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 22, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal…
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