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Chess Sets On Display In World Chess Olympiad
Visitors look at the designed chess set displayed during the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey on Aug. 30, 2012. A designed chess set is displayed during the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey on Aug. 30, 2012. <Xinhua=Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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Turkey Celebrates 90th Victory Day
Turkish soldiers take part in a parade to celebrate the 90th Victory Day in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2012. Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu (C, Back) addresses audiences during a parade to celebrate the 90th Victory Day in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2012. <Xinhua=Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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Tibetans In Candlelit Vigil For Self-Immolated Priests
Exile Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The vigil was organized to show solidarity with two Tibetans from the Kirti monastery in Ngaba who exiles claim immolated themselves Monday morning in Amdo province in Tibet. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Growing Number Of Syrians Find Refuge In Turkey
A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between the Syrian government troops and the rebels, lies on the ground under a mosquito net, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee…
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Kuwaiti Oppositionists Move Against Gov’t Decision
Kuwait’s opposition members demonstrating against the government at Irada Square, Kuwait City on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. More than one thousand citizens gathered in front of parliament objecting the government’s referral of a the voting law to the Constitutional Court, Kuwait’s highest court. The protest which was lead by opposition…
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First Moon-Walker Armstrong Passes Away
In this July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA shows Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the U.S. flag on the lunar surface. The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon,…
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Microsoft Introduces New Logo
The new Microsoft logo is seen above the entrance to a company store Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Seattle. Microsoft’s new corporate logo sets the stage for a wave of products designed to cast the world’s largest software maker in a new light. The makeover unveiled Thursday marks the first…
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Egyptian Youth Groups Protest Against Sexual Harassment
In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 photo, young Egyptian women are harassed by men on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Cairo, Egypt. Several youth groups and activists have held protests and sit ins against sexual harassment, particularly during Muslims holidays which witness a surge of mobs of teenagers…
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Kurdish Lebels Perform Violence In Southern Turkey
Firefighters seen with burning cars after an explosion near a police station in southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, Turkey, late Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Turkish media reported at least eight people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. There…
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Egyptians Enjoy Holiday Marking End Of Ramadan
Egyptian children celebrate the second day of Eid Al-Fitr, a holiday which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Al-Mansoura, Egypt on Aug. 20, 2012. <Xinhua=Amru Salahuddien> news@theasian.asia
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