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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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Libyans Call For Creation Of National Army, Police
Libyans hold placards during a protest against the presence of militias and in support of the formation of a national army and police in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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Floating School Planned On Floating Slum In Lagos, Nigeria
A lady prepares food for sale at the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A group is planning to build a floating school in the slum, which state authorities have targeted for demolition in the past. People paddle canoes on the floating slum of Makoko…
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An Israeli Woman Remembers Her Son Killed In Yom Kippur War
The mother of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 visits his tomb at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Sept. 27, 2012. The war broke out when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Oct. 6, 1973, the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day…
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Anti-Islamic Caricatures Countered By Pro-Islamic Ones
Egyptian cartoonist Khalid Abdul-Ati from the Egyptian Al Watan daily newspaper works on a cartoon depicting an Islamic figure inside his office at the newspaper’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Amid outrage sparked by perceived insults to Islam, one Egyptian newspaper has decided to fight cartoons with…
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Funeral Held For Person Who Helped Capture Gaddafi
People carry the coffin of Omran Ben Shabaan during his funeral in Misrata, Libya, Sept. 26, 2012. Shabaan, who was credited with capturing former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was later kidnapped by armed men in Bani Walid and tortured. People pray in front of the coffin of Omran Ben Shabaan…
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