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11 killed in Myanmar bus accident

least 11 people were killed and 15 others injured Saturday when a passenger bus overturned on Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw highway in Myanmar, reported Xinhua citing state-run radio.With about 30 passengers on board, the bus "Manshwe Myodaw", setting out from Yangon and heading for Mandalay, overturned at 6.30 a.m. (local time) at a location about 127 km from Nay Pyi Taw, claiming the lives of 11 people on the...

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Photos :: Damaged vehicles at the site of attack in Kabul

KABUL, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on on May 25, 2013, shows damaged vehicles at the site of attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ten people, including six attackers, were killed and 14 others wounded in Taliban coordinated attack on a UN-affiliated organization on Friday evening, authorities said Saturday. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud) (dzl)...

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Photos :: World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building in Budapest

BUDAPEST, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua)-- Miklos Vincze, student of Hungary's Obuda University, celebrates for winning the World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building in Budapest, Hungary, on May 24, 2013. Miklos Vincze and Csaba Jaro won in the bridge category, and their construction broke under a weight of 570.3 kg, setting a new world record. The World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building was ...

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Photos :: Emmanuelle Seigner at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in ...

Photos :: Emmanuelle Seigner at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival inCANNES, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua) -- French actress Emmanuelle Seigner poses during a photocall for the film "Venus in Fur" presented in Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) (syq)...

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Photos :: Bhudha Purnima

Devotees offering prayers on occasion of Bhudha Purnima at Budha Vihar, in New Delhi. (Photo:Amlan Paliwal/ IANS)...

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Photos :: Signing MoU on development of Thilawa Special Economic Zone

YANGON, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua) -- U Win Aung, chairman of UMFCCI (The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry) (R, front) shakes hand with an official of Mitsubishi Corp (L, front) after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on development of Thilawa Special Economic Zone, which is 25 kilometers south of Yangon, in Yangon, Myanmar, May 25,2013. Myanmar and Japanese firms...

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Photos :: The annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival in Bluff

BLUFF, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua) -- People cook oysters during the annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival in Bluff, New Zealand, May 25, 2013. Over 5000 seafood fans join in the festival. (Xinhua/Huang Xingwei)...

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Photos :: Buddhist devotees pray during the Vesak Day celebration

-- MAGELANG, May 25, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist devotees pray during the Vesak Day celebration at the Mendut temple in Magelang, Central Java of Indonesia, May 25, 2013. Buddhists in Indonesia celebrated the annual Vesak Day to honor the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha. (Xinhua/Juli Nugroho)...

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