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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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Moroccans Protest Against U.S. Movie Ridiculing Islam’s Prophet
Conservative Muslims demonstrate, one holding the Quran during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, near the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. About 300 protesters stand outside the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca’s as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing…
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Collapse Of Buildings Rampant In Cairo Lately
Egyptians stand in the rubble of a damaged building in Cairo Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The head of Egypt’s rescues services says seven people have died when a building collapsed in Cairo. Buildings often collapses in Egypt due to poor construction and lack of government oversight. Illegal construction has…
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Qatari PM Meets With Algerian President In Algiers
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) meets with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani in Algiers, Algeria, on Sept. 11, 2012. The Qatari Prime Minister arrived in Algiers Tuesday for a one-day official visit. <Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri> news@theasian.asia
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Zuckerberg Replies In Interview With Michael Arrington
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, listens to a question from moderator Michael Arrington, left, during a “fireside chat” at a conference organized by technology blog TechCrunch in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Zuckerberg gave his first interview since the company’s rocky initial public offering in May. <AP Photo/Eric Risberg>…
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Mexican Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Nicaragua
In this file photo taken Friday, Aug 24 2012, members of the Nicaragua National Police form a human chain around a fleet of vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, which were confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say…
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Yemeni Defense Minister Severely Injured In Car Bomb Attack
People gather at the attack scene in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 11, 2012. Yemen’s Defence Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed was severely injured in a car bomb attack earlier Tuesday targeting his motorcade, killing 12 people, seven of whom were bodyguards of the minister, said Yemen’s interior ministry. <Xinhua/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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