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Moroccan Women Protest Against Arrival Of Dutch Sailboat Advocating Safe Abortions
Moroccan women protest the scheduled arrival of a Dutch ship advocating safe and legal abortions in Smir, Morocco Thursday oct 4 2012. Their signs read “no to abortion.” Moroccan authorities sealed a port where a Dutch abortion ship was set to arrive , while demonstrators protested against its arrival. Women’s…
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Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting Opens In Vientiane, Laos
Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong speaks at the opening ceremony of the Seventh Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP-7) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 3, 2012. The two-day Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting, themed “Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership for Sustainable Development”, opened in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun) Representatives attend the…
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Jewish Holiday Of Sukkoth Celebrated At Western Wall In Jerusalem
Covered in prayer shawl, an ultra-orthodox Jewish man of the Cohanim Priestly caste prays during the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. The Cohanim, believed to be descendants of priests who…
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Four UN Peacekeepers Killed By Ambush In El Geneina, Sudan
In this photo released by the United Nations African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UNAMID Force Commander, Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba from Rwanda inspects one of the UNAMID vehicles that suffered an ambush Tuesday night that killed four peacekeepers, in El Geneina, Sudan, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. United Nations spokesman…
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28th International Book Fair Opens In Sanaa, Capital Of Yemen
Yemenis read books at the 28th Sanaa International Book Fair in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Oct. 2, 2012. The 11-day Sanaa Internaitonal Book Fair started on Sept. 25 and has attracted more than 400 publishers, exhibiting 160,000 newly published books among a total of more than 300,000 books.(Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed) A…
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Way Of Life Led By Low In
Myanmar daily laborers carry sand from a ship to a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. A woman carrying bananas on her head to sell them walks across a bridge in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
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A Tunisian Woman Claiming Raped Accused Of Violating Modesty Law
Accused of immoral behavior, an unidentified Tunisian woman, second right, her face hidden by a black veil, is led by her lawyer, Saida Garrach, as they leave the central Tunis courthouse , Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Hundreds of Tunisian women protest in support of the woman who says she was…
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Allied African Troops Take Control Of Kismayo, Somali Rebel Stronghold
In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, members of the Somali National Army and the government-allied Ras Kamboni Brigade militia display the Somali national flag from the former control tower of the airport in Kismayo, southern Somalia, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Allied African troops have…
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Summit Meeting Of South American, Arab Nations Opens In Lima, Peru
Heads of states and governments, Foreign Ministers and Chancellors, pose for a group photo in the framework of the the III Summit of Heads of State and Government of South American and Arab Countries (ASPA, by its acronym in Spanish), in Lima, capital of Peru, on Oct. 2, 2012. <Xinhua=Luis…
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67th UNGA Session Comes To Close In New York
President of 67th session of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic announces the closing of the General Assembly 67th session at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, on Oct. 1, 2012. Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2012 shows the general view of the the closing session of…
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