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Papyrus Script Saying Jesus Had Wife Found By Havard Professor
This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Harvard University shows a fourth century fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King says is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains…
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Egyptian President Discusses Syrian Situation With Turkish FM
In this image released by the Egyptian President, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Turkey, which hosts some 80,000 Syrian refugees, has accused Syria of “state terrorism” and has allowed rebels to use…
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Putin Attends Military Drill At Naval Base Near Black Sea
Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right back to camera, attends military strategic command and staff exercises Caucasus-2012 at a naval base near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. <AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service> news@theasian.asia
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Lebanese Hold Rally To Denounce Anti-Islam U.S. Movie
A veiled Hezbollah supporters ties a banner on her friend’s forehead, that reads in Arabic, “At your service God’s prophet,” during a rally denouncing an anti-Islam film that has provoked a week of unrest in Muslim countries worldwide, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Sept. 17, 2012. Hezbollah’s…
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66th U.N. General Assembly Session Comes To A Close
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (L), president of the 66th session of the General Assembly, speaks during the closing session of the General Assembly 66th session at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Sept. 17, 2012. The UN General Assembly concluded its 66th session on Monday. <Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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Giant Panda At Zoo In Washington Gives Birth To A Cub
In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Mei Xiang has given birth to a cub following five consecutive pseudopregnancies in as many years. <AP Photo/Susan Walsh> Picture taken on Dec. 19, 2011 shows the Giant…
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A Cargo Train Fire Set By Mob Leaves Eight Dead In India
People gather near the site of a train fire in Bikaner, India, Sept. 17, 2012. A goods train was set on fire by mob after it rammed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing on the Jaisalmer-Bikaner line, killing eight and injuring several others. <Xinhua/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Condolence Offered By A Libyan Girl To Four Americans Killed In Benghazi
A Libyan girl places flowers at the gate of the U.S. consulate, in Benghazi, Libya, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The U.S. Ambassador, Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the consulate Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012, part of a wave of assaults on U.S. diplomatic missions…
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A Afrobeat Artist Performs At Afrika Shrine, a night club, In Lagos, Nigeria
Singer Femi Kuti, right, performs at the new Afrika Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Sep. 16, 2012. The Afrobeat artist, son of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, performs regularly at the nightclub. <AP Photo/Sunday Alamba> news@theasian.asia
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Thousands Of People Stay At Yida Camp In South Sudan To Avoid Border Dispute
Boys gather to wrestle, a traditional sport practiced in many parts of South Sudan, on a sandy patch of ground in Yida camp, South Sudan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Yida refugee camp is home to thousands of people who have fled recent fighting in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state and around…
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