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West Asia
Thousands of Turks participate in anti-gov’t protest at Taksim Square
ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is a “dictator,” dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe, even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years. Over the past three days, protesters around the…
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West Asia
Syrian President Assad says ‘confident in victory’ in civil war
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is “confident in victory” in his country’s civil war, and he warned that Damascus would retaliate for any future Israeli airstrike on his territory. Assad also told the Lebanese TV station Al-Manar that Russia has fulfilled some of…
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West Asia
Another bomb attack kills 33 in Iraqi sectarian fighting
Officials in Iraq are growing increasingly concerned over an unabated spike in violence that claimed at least another 33 lives on Thursday and is reviving fears of a return to widespread sectarian fighting. Authorities announced plans to impose a sweeping ban on many cars across the Iraqi capital starting early…
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Central Asia
Turkish President wearing Turkmen dress meets his Turkmen counterpart
In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in traditional Turkmen dress, and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, salute during a welcoming ceremony in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Gul is in Turkmenistan for a three-day State visit. <AP Photo/Mehmet Demirci, Turkish Presidency…
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East Asia
[Junior AJA Talk] What would you do for Asia if you were UN Sec-Gen?
The Asia Journalist Association(AJA) has created the Junior AJA program to allow for international students to experience journalism and expand their perspective of their country, Asia and the world through workshops, writing articles, networking and exchanges. 18 international students from 16 different countries are participating in the program from April…
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West Asia
Jerusalem municipality demolishes illegal Palestinian houses
A man watches a Palestinian house demolition in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Palestinian homes built without a construction permit are often demolished by order of the Jerusalem municipality. Palestinians claim that it is impossible to obtain permits. Israeli police detain a Palestinian boy,…
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West Asia
Turkey launches construction of 3rd Urasian continental bridge
Turkey launched the construction of a third bridge over the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul with 10,000 people attending the ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday. The grand ceremony was attended by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other top government officials, who claimed it as the world’s…
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West Asia
Int’l conference to find political solutions to Syria crisis kicks off in Iran
An international conference on the Syria crisis kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday with the participation of more than 40 representatives from countries and international organizations across the globle. Addressing the opening ceremony of the meeting, the Iranian Foreign Minster Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed hope that the…
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West Asia
Afghan terrorists attack Int’l Red Cross office, one guard killed
A group of terrorists attacked a provincial office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Wednesday afternoon in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, marking the first ever attack on the humanitarian organization in this war-hit nation. Provincial Deputy Police Chief Massom Hashimi confirmed to Xinhua that a car bomb…
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West Asia
IT means democratising of information
Interview with internet and education activist Wael Ghonim Wael Ghonim, 32, became an international figure in 2011 for his role in the pro-democracy revolution in Egypt as co-creator and administrator of the Facebook page that helped spark the revolution. He was named one of the 100 most influential people of…
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