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West Asia
Radical Group Members Hold Rally In Dhaka To Demand Gov’t Declare Ahmadiyya Muslim As “Non-Muslim”
Members of the radical group Tehreek e Khatme Nabuyat run from a riot policeman using a teargas spray outside the National Mosque compound in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The protest was held to demand the government declare Ahmadiyya Muslims as “Non-Muslim,” according to media reports. Members of the…
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West Asia
A Syrian Rebel Plays Soccer While Fighting Against Gov’t Soldiers Near Alleppo
A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human…
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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Hold Traditional Jewish Wedding Ceremony In Netanya, Israel
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the men’s section during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony of the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Thousands of people attended the wedding. Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a traditional Jewish wedding of the great-grandson of the…
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West Asia
Shitte Muslim Worshippers Celebrate Arbaeen Festival In Karbala Near Baghdad
Shiite Muslim worshippers pray at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 2 , 2013. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century…
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West Asia
Yemeni People Look Photos Of Victims Killed By Al-Qaida Attacks In Sanaa
Yemeni soldiers view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist attack in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 2, 2013. At least 596 army and security soldiers were killed in more than 66 al-Qaida attacks across Yemen in 2012. Yemeni people view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Man Carries Relief Food At UN Aid Distribution Center In Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy stands aside aid distributions at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. A Palestinian worker carries flour sacks at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
Greek Orthodox And Armenian Clergy Clean Church In Bethlehem Believed To Be Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergy clean the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Jan. 2, 2013. The sovereignty of the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is shared by the Christian denominations, who also share the annual…
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East Asia
13 wishful actions Asian leaders hoped to take this year
1. Could I have a dream that Mr. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; President-elect of the People’s Republic of China, will play a greater role in the global peace of the yellow continent and the world? Shops and houses are filled with Chinese…
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West Asia
Yemen, Due To Its Aridness, Relies On Groundwater For Its Water Supply
A Yemeni villager stands next to a well drilling rig on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 1, 2013. Yemen is one of the most arid countries on the earth and relies almost exclusively on groundwater for its water supply. The amount of water used in agriculture in Yemen is…
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West Asia
Shitte Pilgrims Gather To Remember Martyrdom Of Imam Hussein In Kabala, Iraq
Shiite faithful pilgrims gather in front of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, top, for Arbaeen in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of…
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