Asia in Pictures

People applied a layer of gold leaf onto a wall at the Sathira Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation center in Bangkok Sunday.
People applied a layer of gold leaf onto a wall at the Sathira Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation center in Bangkok Sunday.
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A villager checked the condition of a damaged house in Central Java, Indonesia, Saturday. More than 1,000 people fled the area after volcanic activity led to a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Dieng plateau Friday, a local news source reported.
A villager checked the condition of a damaged house in Central Java, Indonesia, Saturday. More than 1,000 people fled the area after volcanic activity led to a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Dieng plateau Friday, a local news source reported.
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A boy held his mother’s leg as he cried in front of their damaged house in Ya’an, China’s Sichuan province. A powerful earthquake hit southwestern China, leaving 186 dead and more than 11,000 others injured, according to Chinese authorities.
A boy held his mother’s leg as he cried in front of their damaged house in Ya’an, China’s Sichuan province. A powerful earthquake hit southwestern China, leaving 186 dead and more than 11,000 others injured, according to Chinese authorities.
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Police tried to detain protesters outside the residence of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Sunday. People demonstrated on Saturday after a 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped, tortured and kept in captivity for 40 hours.
Police tried to detain protesters outside the residence of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Sunday. People demonstrated on Saturday after a 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped, tortured and kept in captivity for 40 hours.
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A boy looked under a chariot during the Seto Machindranath festival in Katmandu Sunday. The festival is celebrated to pray for rainfall and good harvest for the coming year.
A boy looked under a chariot during the Seto Machindranath festival in Katmandu Sunday. The festival is celebrated to pray for rainfall and good harvest for the coming year.
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Smoke rose from a passenger ship on fire in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, Saturday. All 415 people aboard were rescued.
Smoke rose from a passenger ship on fire in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, Saturday. All 415 people aboard were rescued.
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Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso, second from right, bowed at the Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of Japan’s former militarism, in Tokyo.
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso, second from right, bowed at the Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of Japan’s former militarism, in Tokyo.
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Participants prepared to compete at a bodybuilding competition in Shaoxing, China’s Zhejiang province, Saturday.
Participants prepared to compete at a bodybuilding competition in Shaoxing, China’s Zhejiang province, Saturday.
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Health personnel held a container with H7N9 viral specimens from China at the National Influenza Center in Taipei on Saturday. Taiwan received the specimens from China to help research the new strain, reported local media.
Health personnel held a container with H7N9 viral specimens from China at the National Influenza Center in Taipei on Saturday. Taiwan received the specimens from China to help research the new strain, reported local media.
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Children played at the amusement park of the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Sunday.
Children played at the amusement park of the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Sunday.
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People participated in a traditional game to knock an opponent off a balance beam during Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday.
People participated in a traditional game to knock an opponent off a balance beam during Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday.
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Workers rested at the main fish market in Yangon Sunday.
Workers rested at the main fish market in Yangon Sunday.
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Christopher Pereira, 55, a miniature model craftsman and a self-styled political artist, showcased part of his latest collection of resin figurines of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew along a shopping street in Singapore Saturday.
Christopher Pereira, 55, a miniature model craftsman and a self-styled political artist, showcased part of his latest collection of resin figurines of Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew along a shopping street in Singapore Saturday.
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A rag picker spoke on a mobile phone at a slum in Allahabad, India, Sunday.
A rag picker spoke on a mobile phone at a slum in Allahabad, India, Sunday.
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A model prepared to take to the catwalk during the final day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday.
A model prepared to take to the catwalk during the final day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday.
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