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West Asia
Syrian President Assad accuses West of interference on national TV
In this image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. Syria’s president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country’s civil war, warning it will pay a price “in the heart” of Europe and the United…
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40 killed and over 300 injured in 7.9-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan
Pakistani earthquake survivors search for salvageable belongings from collapsed mud houses at earthquake hit area in southwest Pakistan’s Mashkel on April 17, 2013. At least 40 people were killed and over 300 others injured in a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hits Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon, an official of National Disaster Management…
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West Asia
Yemenis in prison uniforms demand release of Guantanamo prisoners
Yemeni protesters dressed in prison uniforms and in handcuffs attend a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 16, 2013, demanding the release of prisoners held in Guantanamo prison. Around 90 Yemeni nationals are currently held in the Guantanamo prison, making up the largest part…
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West Asia
Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags for return of Palestinian refugees
Arab Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags as they march for the right of return for Palestinian refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel, near the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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West Asia
Sherif Adel: Comics aren’t for kids only
Egyptians are known for their sense of humor, who laughs at almost anything. In many times, this humor is considered a weapon with its own mechanism. That’s what comics and caricature artists do, they put their own ideas and beliefs and ideals into these little dialogue boxes with its unique…
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West Asia
Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki speaks at election campaign
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, is surrounded by his political bloc as he makes a speech during his campaign in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 15, 2013. Al-Maliki resumed his election campaign after the early voting for security forces in…
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South Asia
Kuwait’s Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets Palestinian President
Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) meet with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Kuwait Ctiy, capital of Kuwait, on April 15, 2013. <Xinhua/Pool>
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West Asia
Afghan Taliban militants lay down arms to join peace process
Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan on April 15, 2013. A total of eight armed Taliban militants laid down their arms and joined the government-backed peace process in Kunar province on Monday. <Xinhua/Amran>
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Lebanese pro-Syrian fighters patrol at Lebanon-Syria border
In this Friday, April 12, 2013 photo, members of the Lebanese pro-Syrian Popular Committees pose for a photograph at the Lebanon-Syria border, near the northeastern Lebanese town of al-Qasr, Lebanon. Masked men in camouflage toting Kalashnikov rifles fan out through a dusty olive orchard, part of a group of Hezbollah-backed…
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West Asia
Israel commemorates fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
Israeli soldiers attend the ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem at night of April 14, 2013. Israel commemorated its fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, which began on Sunday night. <Xinhua/JINIPIX>
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