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Turks ‘Occupy Istanbul’ Protest
Protesters chant slogans as they attend a demonstration in Istanbul of Turkey on Jan. 7, 2012 to support Occupy Wall Street protest and invoke the government to solve the unemployment problem in Turkey. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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A Cross at the Temple of Jogyesa
A middle-aged man is heading towards the main building of Jogyesa Temple where a mortuary of Ven. Jigwan was set up carrying a cross on his back in the afternoon of 5th. He bowed down in front of the main building and said, “I am a Catholic, not a Protestant…
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Coptic Christians Celebrate Christmas
Egyptian Christians pray during the celebration of Coptic Christian mass at a Coptic church in Cairo, Jan. 6, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ayman Mose> news@theasian.asia
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A Man in the Flooded Street
A man is seen in the flooded area in Campos dos Goytacazes, in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 6, 2012. The Brazilian authorities are trying to evacuate at least 20,000 people after a dam in the city burst in Rio de Janeiro state following days of torrential rains. <Photo: Xinhua/Agencia Estado>…
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BBC on 6 January 2012
Asia Top News of BBC on 6 January 2012 is an exclusive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi. Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she believes Burma will hold democratic elections “in my lifetime”. news@theasian.asia
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Obama “Strengthen Asia-Pacific Region “
U.S. President Obama speaks during a media briefing at Pentagon in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Jan. 5, 2012. Barack Obama vowed to strengthen military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints. <Photo: Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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Auroville Where Everyone is Happy
People from different countries and regions meditate in front of the Matrimandir, a golden symbolic metallic sphere in the center of Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, on Jan. 5, 2012. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an “experimental” township founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa of France. “Auroville is meant to be…
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Mexicans Enjoy ‘Rosca de Reyes’
People gather around a large-size traditional sweet bread Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Bread at the Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2012. A 9,375-kilogram-weight and 720-meter-long Rosca de Reyes made by some Mexican bakers was shown in the square and cut into…
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Fernandez Got Operation for Cancer
Alfredo Soccimarro, spokesman of the Argentinian President’s Office, declares that Agentine President Cristina Fernandez had a successful operation for the treatment of her thyroid cancer in the Austral University Hospital in Pilar, 50 kilometers north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 4, 2012. Vice-President Amado Boudou took over the responsibility…
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Burma Celebrates 64th Independence Day
People attend a ceremony celebrating the 64th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence in Nay Pyi Taw Jan. 4, 2012. A national flag hoisting and saluting ceremony was held in the capital Wednesday morning to mark the Independence Day. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Yunfei> news@thesian.asia
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