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Libyans Protest Against Killing Of U.S. Ambassador
Libyans take part in a protest against the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya and others in Benghazi at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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Turkish Bus Driver Abducted In Beirut Released
Abbas Ibrahim, left, head of the Lebanese General Security, shakes hands with released Turkish national Abdel-Baset Orsolan, right, as Turkish ambassador to Lebanon Inan Ozyildiz, center, looks on at the Lebanese General Security, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Orsolan, a bus driver, was abducted by a group that…
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Funeral For Soldiers Killed In Attack Against Defense Chief Held In Sanaa
Yemeni soldiers march during a funeral of soldiers who were killed in a car bomb attack targeting the motorcade of the country’s defense minister in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. <AP Photo/Hani Mohammed> Yemeni honor guards carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed in a car bomb…
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Egyptians Protest Against U.S. Movie Insulting Islam
A man shouts slogans condemning an alleged U.S.-made movie that insults the Prophet Mohammed, in front of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 12, 2012. A man holds placards condemning an alleged U.S.-made movie that insults the Prophet Mohammed, in front of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept.…
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Preparations Underway For Arrival Of Pope In Beirut
A general view of the area where the Pope Benedict XVI will hold a Holy mass on September 16, 2012 at the waterfront of downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday Sept. 12, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI travels to Lebanon to encourage his flock in the Middle East. He will also meet with…
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Cub Of Sumatran Tiger Born At Zoo In Tacoma, Wash.
This Sept. 10, 2012 photo provided by the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, a male cub born to Jaya, an endangered Sumatran tiger at the zoo in Tacoma, Wash. Visitors will be able to view the cub, born Aug. 22, in the Cub Den in Asian Forest Sanctuary after Thursday,…
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U.S. Embassy In Cairo Looks Calm Amid Mounting Protest In Other Regions
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film that triggered mobs in Egypt and Libya led…
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Hillary With Libyan Ambassador To U.S. In State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Libyan Ambassador to the US Ali Suleiman Aujali, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. <AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool> news@theasian.asia
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Mustafa Abu Shagur Elected New Libyan Prime Minister
File photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012 shows Mustafa Abu Shagur, deputy prime minister of Libya, attending a press conference in Tripoli, Libya. Shagur was elected Wednesday evening as new prime minister of the North African country in a vote of the National Congress. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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People Of Yangon, Myanmar, Leisurely Wait For Bus
Passengers waits for buses at a bus-stop in yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept.12, 2012. <AP Photo/Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
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