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East Asia
AJA hosts symposium on role of Asian news media to effectuate Seoul Nuclear Summit
“Nuclear power facilities should be phased out with an ultimate aim of removing all of them in the long run. Regional news media in cooperation with Parliament and NGOs should play a leading role for peaceful and safe use of nuclear power,” Yun Jae-seok, Pressian & CBS columnist, said Tuesday (Oct. 30). He made the remarks in…
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West Asia
Sewage Water Flows Directly Into Sea In Mawasi Area, Gaza Strip
Palestinian children play in sewage water flowing into the sea in the Mawasi area, Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 29, 2012. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
Samaritans Offer Prayer During Pilgrimage For Holy Day Of Tabernacles On Mt. Gerizim
A Samaritan boy, wrapped in a prayer shawl, attends the pilgrimage for the holy day of the Tabernacles or Sukkot on the top of Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus, Oct. 29, 2012. A Samaritan man helps his son to read during the pilgrimage for the holy…
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West Asia
Lybian People Still Struggle To Overcome Legacy Of Dictatorship Celebrating 1st Anniversary Of Gadhafi’s Fall
In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, armed militiamen acting as security rush towards protesters shaking the gates to the compound of Libya’s parliament in Tripoli, Libya. One year on, the country is still trying to overcome the legacy of one of the most erratic leaders of modern times as…
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West Asia
Violent Anti-Gov’t Rally Calling For Political Freedom Goes On In Downtown Bahrain
Bahraini anti-government protesters, some holding petrol bombs, remove a palm tree trunk being used as a roadblock in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, to allow the passing of a march calling for freedom for political prisoners and in remembrance of those killed from Bahrain’s western villages. The protesters…
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West Asia
Israeli President Pays Tribute In Knesset To Former PM Rabin Gunned Down In 1995
Israeli President Shimon Peres (Front) stands in a silent tribute to former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin gunned down by a Jewish assassin during a peace rally in Tel Aviv in 1995, during a special Knesset session in Jerusalem, Oct. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
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West Asia
Lebanese Citizens Stage Rally In Beirut Calling For An End To Political Paralysis
Neutral Lebanese citizens, march during a silent “white march” against the government and the opposition’s politics and for those who were killed and injured during the previous Friday’s explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday evening Oct. 25, 2012. A group of citizens non-affiliated or supported by any existent political party and…
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East Asia
Scholars illuminates Silla-Persian royal wedding
A pre-Islamic Persian prince went to Silla in the seventh century and got married with a princess, showing how extensive the ancient kingdom was in terms of international exchanges. Lee Hee-soo, professor of cultural anthropology at Hanyang University, found the royal marriage in the ancient Persian book, which he is…
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East Asia
Tales of Korean Treasures ②
• Influences of the Silk Road I may not be wrong when I say that Korea’s ancient kingdoms which rose along the Silk Road made their arts communicate with their neighbours. That’s why their traditional handicrafts, popular habits and even tales were influenced by such proximity. Moreover, such influences went beyond…
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South Asia
Livestock Market Set Up In Islamabad For Eid Al-Adha Festival Celebrated By Killing Animals
Pakistani women fetching water pass through a livestock market set up for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival in Islamabad, Pakistan,Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, on Oct. 27, by slaughtering of sheep, goats, cows or camels. Pakistani vendors wait for customers…
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