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West Asia
Syrian children play with toys at new refugee camp in Jordan
Syrian refugee children play toys given by members of the UAE Red Crescent after their arrival at the new Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, 20 km east of the city of Zarqa, Jordan, on April 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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Palestinians work on Qatar-funded road in Gaza City
In this Monday, April 8, 2013 photo, Palestinians work on a Qatar-funded road in Gaza City. The newly re-elected leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, is expected to strengthen ties with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in his next four-year term. <AP Photo/Hatem Moussa>
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Kuwait hosts 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L, front) and Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Ali al-Rashed (R, front) attend the opening of the 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) conference in Kuwait City on April 9, 2013. Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Ali al-Rashed addresses the opening of the 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) conference…
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills 37 people in southern Iran
An Iranian man reacts as he sits among ruins of a building after an earthquake struck southern Iran, in the city of Shonbeh, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday,…
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10th anniversary of toppling of Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, the empty pillar, right, where the statue of former dictator Saddam Hussein sat, was pulled down by U.S. forces in 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ten years ago, a statue fell in Paradise Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by a U.S. Army tank retriever pulled…
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Five dead in Muslim-Coptic Christian clashes near Cairo
Egyptians chant slogans during a protest in front of the Coptic cathedral to condemn Saturday’s sectarian clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Four Christians, along with a Muslim, were killed in clashes on Saturday in a town north of Cairo. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of…
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Turkish demonstrators break into courthouse to support political prisoners
Thousands of Turks clash with security as they try to break through barricades mounted around the prison and courthouse complex in Silivri, on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 8, 2013. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse in…
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Israeli President meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Monday, April, 8, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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East Asia
A FAO official addresses a Chinese workshop on Forests in Istanbul
Eva Muller, official for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, addresses a Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 8, 2013. A Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests was held on Monday, discussing China’s practices…
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Egypt’s railway workers’ strike freezes train services across country
Passengers wait at the platform at Cairo’s Ramses train station, Egypt, April 7, 2013. Egypt’s railway workers started a strike on Sunday, bringing train movement across the country to an almost complete halt. <Xinhua/STR>
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