• West Asia

    Iraqi People Escape From Syria

    Iraqi refugees board a plane at Damascus airport in Syria, Sunday, July 22, 2012. Iraq flew hundreds of its citizens out of Damascus to escape the civil war in Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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    Heatwave Attracts Iranian Kids To Fountain

    Iranian children cool off at a fountain in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2012. A heatwave with the temperature of over 36 degrees Celsius swept the city. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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    al-Freij Appointed New Syrian Defense Minister

    Fahad Jassim al-Freij (L) is sworn in as Syria’s new defense minister by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, capital of Syria, on July 19, 2012. Syria appointed General Fahad Jassim al-Freij on as the country’s new defense minister on Wednesday after his predecessor got killed in a suicide bombing…

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    Israel: Iran Is behind Suicide Attack In Bulgaria

    A damaged bus is transported out of Burgas airport, Bulgaria, Thursday, July 19, 2012 a day after a deadly suicide attack on a bus full of Israeli vacationers. A daytime bombing that killed eight people and injured dozens on a bus full of Israeli tourists was most likely a suicide…

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  • West Asia

    3 Israeli Students Killed By Bus Explosion In Burgaria

    Smoke rises into the sky after an explosion at Burgas airport, outside the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital, Sofia, Wednesday, July 18, 2012. A bus carrying young Israeli tourists in a Bulgarian resort exploded Wednesday, killing three people and wounding…

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    3 Top Aides To Assad Killed In Bomb Attack

    This image made from video released by the Syrian official news agency SANA purports to show Syrian troops fighting against Syrian rebels in the Al-Midan area of Damascus, Syria on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. A bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting Wednesday in Damascus, killing three top regime officials,…

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  • West Asia

    Anan Meets Putin For Ending Syrian Crisis

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Annan discussed the Syria crisis with Lavrov on Monday, and met with President Putin on Tuesday. The UN and Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis has begun his…

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    British FM: Annan’s Plan Is Best Hope For Ending War In Syria

    A Syrian refugee passes by the playground at the Jordanian-run Al Bashabsheh refugee camp in Ramtha, Jordan, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. After a visit to the camp Tuesday, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague, not shown, said implementing U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan is the “best hope” for…

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  • West Asia

    Russian FM Refuses To Ask Assad To Step Down

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, July 16, 2012. Lavrov said the calls for Russia to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down are “unrealistic”, as the president still enjoys supports from a significant part of the Syrian people. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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    Hillary With Israeli PM In Jerusalem

    Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjiamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Pool/Abir Sultan> news@theasian.asia

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