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West Asia
Israeli Airstrike Claimed Caused Explosion At Military Factory In Khartoum, Sudan
A Sudanese man shows damages in his home caused by an artillery shell in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Sudan claimed Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes caused an explosion and fire at a military factory south of the capital, Khartoum, killing several. <AP Photo/Abd Raouf>
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West Asia
10 Taliban Fighters Stand In Line After Being Captured By Afghan Security Forces
Ten Taliban fighters stand handcuffed after they were captured with their ammunitions during an operation by Afghan security forces in Helmand province south of Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2012. Around ten Taliban fighters captured with their ammunitions by Afghan security forces during an operation on Wednesday, officials said. <Xinhua/Zaheer>
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East Asia
The AsiaN determined to play a role of bridge between Korea and Kuwait through its Arabic version
Lee Sang-ki, publisher of The AsiaN, Wang Xuan(China), vice-editor of Chinese version of The AsiaN, and Alpago Sinaci(Turkey), Correspondent to Korea of Cihan News Agency visited Kuwait from Oct 14 to 18 to discuss launching the Arabic version of The AsiaN and activate the Middle East Chapter of Asia Journalist…
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West Asia
Egyptian Court Decision Over Who Makes New Constitution Causes Activists’ Protest
Egyptian activists chant slogans and carry banners in Arabic that read, “the constituent assembly has no legitimacy,” following the High Administrative Court’s session in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. An Egyptian court on Tuesday has referred the decision on whether to disband the panel writing the new constitution to…
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West Asia
Libyans Celebrate 1st Anniversary Of Their Liberation From Dictator Gadhafi
Libyans celebrate one year on since the country was declared liberated from former dictator Moammar Gadhafi, at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, Libya , Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Gaia Anderson>
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West Asia
Emir Of Qatar Urges Warring Palestinian Factions To Reconcile In His Visit To Gaza Strip
The Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, right, and Gaza’s Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, center, arrive for the corner-stone laying ceremony of a new centre providing artificial limbs, in Bait Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar has used his landmark visit…
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West Asia
Syrian Conflict Lasting Over A Year And Half Drives People Into Abyss Of Misery
Displaced Syrian men wait for food near an NGO charitable kitchen in a refugee camp near Azaz, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. A Syrian displaced woman and her granddaughter are seen in a refugee camp near Azaz, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Manu Brabo> This June 12, 2012 file…
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South Asia
Animals Are Selling Well In Muslim Countries Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival
An Egyptian man waits with his son to sell sheep ahead of Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha at a street market in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 23, 2012. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012 shows the general view of a main animal market in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, as the…
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East Asia
Tales of Korean Treasures ①
As you go through the country’s National Museum, you feel as if you were passing from one age to another. In this way you leave a face which represents Seoul’s contemporary present to a space which embodies the history of the Korean nation. But in the depths of these ages…
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West Asia
Tunisians Protest Against Gov’t Policy In Tunis Amid Chaotic Political Climate
A demonstrator leads other Tunisians who took to the streets of Tunis Monday Oct. 22, 2012, to protest against government policy. Tunisia will celebrate on Tuesday a year since its first free elections in a political climate marked by tensions within the national assembly, a stalled new constitution and sporadic…
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