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South Asia
People In Muslim Countries Busy Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival
A Palestinian man trades sheep at a local cattle market ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, on Oct. 21, 2012. Muslims around the world are busy preparing this year’s Eid Al-Adha, which will be celebrated by slaughtering sheep, camels and cattle, commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas Talks With UN Envoy Tony Blair In Ramallah, West Bank
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East Tony Blair in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 21, 2012. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (4th R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee…
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West Asia
Car Bomb Attack Devastates Popular Shopping District In Damascus
In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 photo, A Syrian civilian lies in the street in pain with a shot to his stomach as he tries to escape the line-of-fire after he was targeted by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo,…
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West Asia
Assassination Of Rebanese Intelligence Chief Causes Violent Protest In Beirut
A Lebanese protester gestures to security forces during clashes after the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a…
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East Asia
Doha Bank ready to finance Korea builders
Doha Bank Group CEO Raghavan Seetharaman said that the bank will step up efforts to finance Korean builders seeking to get the upper hand in the Arabian Gulf region where huge business chances are awaiting them. In an interview with The Korea Times Thursday, the head of the third-largest Qatari…
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East Asia
Beware of silent illness in liver
There is a saying in Korea that if a body is worth 1,000 won, then the liver comprises 900 won of that. Many people know that liver is important, but few people treat it as such. The liver is called the “silent organ,” as there are no symptoms even if…
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West Asia
Afghan President, NATO Secretary General Hold Joint Press Conference In Kabul
Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a joint press conference in Kabul on Oct. 18, 2012. The visiting Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday assured the alliance firm committed…
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West Asia
Syrians Search Survivors From Rubble Of A Building Destroyed By Gov’t Airstrike
In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians rescue people from under the rubble of a destroyed building that was attacked by a Syrian force airstrike, at Kfar Nebel…
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South Asia
Turkey Starts Winterizing To Help Syrians In Refugee Camp Pass Upcoming Winter
A Syrian child looks out from Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province on the Turkish-Syrian border on Oct. 17, 2012 in Hatay, Turkey. Turkish government started to take measures to help the Syrian refugees to pass the upcoming winter, such as building warm keeping tents and classrooms, providing a winter…
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West Asia
Explosion Occurs At Main Military Compound In Sanaa, Yemen
Smoke rises from a military compound after an explosion in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Oct. 18, 2012. At least five soldiers were killed when explosions hit a main military compound in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday, an officer told Xinhua. <Xinhua>
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