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Papua New Guinea Ferry Sink, 100 Missing
Relatives and friends of missing passengers on the accident ferry check the survivors list at a rescue center in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Feb. 5, 2012. Some 100 passengers are still missing as the rescue team has to cope with the strong wind. A ferry carrying more than 300 people…
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Yemeni Shout Anti-Government Slogans
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Feb. 5, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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4 Egyptian Protesters Dead During Clashes
A protester holds shell cases of tear gas during clashes with riot police in Cairo, Feb. 3, 2012. Four people were killed and 1,482 were injured in Egypt protests triggered by a recent football riot, state media reports showed on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Muzi> news@theasian.asia
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Motorbike Blast in Colombia, 5 Dead
Residents and police officers stand around the remains after a bomb exploded outside a police station in Tumaco, Colombia, on Feb. 1, 2012. At least five people were killed and as many as 20 people were injured in Colombia on Wednesday after an explosive device attached to a motorbike exploded…
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Ban Visits Palestine for Resume Peace Talk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shake hands after a joint news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Feb. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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Egypt Soccer Pitch Invasion, 73 Dead
Football fans set up fireworks at Cairo International Stadium on Feb. 1, 2012. The second half of a football match at Cairo International Stadium was cancelled due to the riot during football match in Port Said. The death toll from a football riot in Egypt’s Port Said rose to 73,…
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Cambodian Ship Sinks near Turkey, 10 Missing
An injured sailor was sent to hospital after the ship sank in the province of Zonguldak, Jan. 31, 2012. A Cambodian-flagged freighter ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, a Turkish official said on Tuesday. The freighter ship sank one mile off the coast of Eregli town in the…
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Occupy DC Protest will Continue
Occupy D.C. protesters try to cover the McPherson statue with a blue water-proof cloth at McPherson Square in Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 2012. Defiant Occupy D.C. protesters on Monday vowed to continue with their encampment in the U.S. capital as the deadline for decampment passed. <Photo: Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia …
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India Ends Republic Day Festivities
Army, navy and air force bands play at Vijay Chowk during the Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. The ceremony marks the end of the Republic Day festivities. <Photo: Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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Flower Consoles Casualties’ Grief
A flower is seen on the ground at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 27, 2012, marking the end of the Siege of Leningrad. The battle, also known as the Leningrad Blockade, was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history…
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