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West Asia
Five dead in Muslim-Coptic Christian clashes near Cairo
Egyptians chant slogans during a protest in front of the Coptic cathedral to condemn Saturday’s sectarian clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Four Christians, along with a Muslim, were killed in clashes on Saturday in a town north of Cairo. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of…
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Turkish demonstrators break into courthouse to support political prisoners
Thousands of Turks clash with security as they try to break through barricades mounted around the prison and courthouse complex in Silivri, on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 8, 2013. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse in…
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West Asia
Israeli President meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Monday, April, 8, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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East Asia
A FAO official addresses a Chinese workshop on Forests in Istanbul
Eva Muller, official for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, addresses a Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 8, 2013. A Chinese workshop on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Forests was held on Monday, discussing China’s practices…
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West Asia
Egypt’s railway workers’ strike freezes train services across country
Passengers wait at the platform at Cairo’s Ramses train station, Egypt, April 7, 2013. Egypt’s railway workers started a strike on Sunday, bringing train movement across the country to an almost complete halt. <Xinhua/STR>
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Holocaust memorial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the official ceremony for Israeli annual Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on April 7, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini>
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West Asia
A Yemeni man passes anti-smoking graffiti on World Health Day
A Yemeni man passes a wall with anti-smoking graffiti in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 7, 2013. The World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 to mark the 65th anniversary of the World Health Organization that was established in 1948. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. The Yemeni…
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The 6th Artbosphorus contemporary art fair opens in Istanbul
A spectator looks at a painting at the Artbosphorus contemporary art fair in Istanbul, Turkey, April 4, 2013. The 6th Artbosphorus contemporary art fair opened at Istanbul’s Halic convention center on Thursday. The fair’s concept is “Parallel Stories, Constructs, Unknown”. The exhibition will showcase paintings, photographs, sculptures, video art programs…
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West Asia
With new Palestinian rules, men were banned from teaching at girls’ schools
Palestinian students take part in a class at an al-Qahera elementary mixed school in Gaza City, on April 2, 2013. New rules from the Education Ministry of the Islamist Hamas movement would bar men from teaching at girls’ schools and mandate separate classes for boys and girls from the age…
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The refugee school funded by Angelina Jolie opens in Afghanistan
A teacher teaches local language at a refugee school in Afghanistan’s Parwan province, April 3, 2013. Angelina Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, funded this school where most students are girls who started to enjoy the right to education after Taliban government collapsed. Students…
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