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Aung San Suu Kyi Starts her Campaign Trail
Chairwoman of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks to supporters during her tour of canvassing for vote in Kawhmu township, constituency of Yangon region, Myanmar, Feb. 11, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi started her campaign trail for parliamentary by-elections on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/U Aung> news@theasian.asia…
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Palestine Zoo Exhibits Mummified Animals
A Palestinian worker mummifies a dead tiger at a zoo in the Southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Feb. 9, 2012. Instead of purchasing live animals, the zoo mummifies the dead animals and put them into cages for display due to the fund shortage. <Photo: Xinhua/Khaled Omar> news@theasian.asia
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Egypt Reinforces its Security
Photo released by the Middle East News Agency on Feb. 8, 2012 shows armored vehicle patrolling on the road in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt decided on Wednesday to dispatch more army soldiers across the country for intensive security measures. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Chinese Workers Abducted in Sudan Released
Freed Chinese wokers arrive at the Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi, Feb. 7, 2012. Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived on Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, where they were handed over to the local Chinese embassy. <Photo: Xinhua/Jiang…
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Biting Wind on the Street
A woman walks in snowstorm in Rousse, Bulgaria, Feb. 7, 2012. Roads out of Rousse were closed Tuesday, as a snowstorm hit Rousse. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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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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