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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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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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