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Protest Flares Up Against Turkish Intervention In Syria
Policemen arrest a protestor in Antakya, capital of Turkey’s eastern province of Hatay, Sept. 16, 2012. More than 5000 protesters staged a massive anti-war protest against the Turkish government intervention against Syria in Antakya on Sunday. <Xinhua/Shi Zhuying> news@theasian.asia
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Some 250,000 Syrians Escape To Four Neighboring Countries
A Jordanian army vehicle carries Syrian refugees after they crossed into Jordanian territory near the town of Ramtha, Sept. 15, 2012. According to UNHCR, a total of 253,106 people have registered or are awaiting registration as Syrian refugees in Syria’s four neighboring countries, namely Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. <Xinhua/Mohammad…
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Bangladeshi Garment Workers Clash With Police Over Pay Hike
Bangladeshi garment workers make fire in the middle of a street to block traffic during a protest at Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. According to local news reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting demanding pay hike and reduction in working hours clashed with police…
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Martyr’s Day Observed On Martyrs Square In Tripoli
TRIPOLI– Family members of those who lost their lives fighting against forces loyal to former leader Muammar Gaddafi hold their photos during the commemoration of Martyr’s Day on Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 16, 2012. This day marks the death of Omar Al Mukhtar, Libya’s most famous freedom fighter…
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People Mark Jewish New Year Holiday In Jerusalem
Jewish boys carry a bench to a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, began at sunset on Sept. 16 this year. A Jewish family dressed in festive costumes walk in the Old…
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Peninsula Fish Festival Held In Istanbul, Turkey
Fishermen compete during the 10th Historical Peninsula Fish Festival in Istanbul of Turkey, on Sept. 16, 2012. Citizens and visitors queue for free grilled fishes during the 10th Historical Peninsula Fish Festival in Istanbul of Turkey, on Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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Lybian President Speaks Of Killing Of Four Americans
Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif , speaks during his interview with the Associated Press at his resident, regarding the attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on Tuesday night, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 16, 2012. “At least some of them, not necessarily the Militia as a whole, there…
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Pope Benedict Ends His Three-Day Visit To Lebanon
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he boards the plane back to Rome, at Rafik Hariri International airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI end his three days visit to Lebanon after he celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the Middle…
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Miserable Life Of South Sudanese In Refugee Camp
A young girl carries water back to her home as the sun sets over Yida refugee camp, Yida, South Sudan Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Yida refugee camp is home to thousands of people who have fled recent fighting in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state and around the border of Sudan and…
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Protests Near U.S. Embassy In Cairo Becoming Violent
A protestor sets a police vehicle on fire during clashes with riot police forces which fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them near the U.S. embassy near Cairo’s Tahrir square in Egypt, Sept. 13, 2012. At least 224 people were injured in clashes in front of the U.S. embassy…
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