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Photo of the Day: Kim Jong Il and His Generals

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il meets with Korean People's Army personnel in September 1988. He died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday at 69. (AFP/Getty Images) (More coverage from Asia Society)

December 19th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Afghanistan Untold: Multimedia by Augstin Pictures, MediaStorm and Asia Society

Pashtun girl in a village in eastern Afghanistan. (Lukas Augustin)
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What do we really know about Afghanistan? Here are this year's multimedia pieces that have gone beyond images of war to tell the story of the Afghan people.

December 16th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Bangladesh Fishing

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Bangladeshi domestic workers net-fishing a private pond in the village of Choddogram, in the district of Comilla, Bangladesh in January 2000. (Shams Tarek)

December 16th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Indonesian Punks 'Rehabilitated'

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On December 13, 2011, 65 youths, who were rounded up at a punk rock concert on Saturday, had their their spiky mohawks — deemed insulting to Islamic traditions — buzzed off. (Chaideer Mahyuddin /AFP/Getty Images)

December 15th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Children in Chains: Pakistan's Madrassa Scandal

Young Pakistani students sit after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi late on December 12, 2011. (ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A collection of Twitter reactions to the news of at least 50 chained-up students who were recovered from a religious seminary in Karachi.

December 14th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Photo of the Day: Chinese Opera Performer Backstage, Singapore

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A Chinese street opera performer takes a break in between scenes in Singapore on 12 December, 2011. (Kenneth Tan /Flickr)

December 14th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Holy Lake in Tibet

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Yamzhog Yumco lake is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, located 150km south of Lhasa where the Himalayan and Kangdese Ranges meet. Photo taken on August 12, 2010. (National Capital Commission /Flickr)

December 13th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Monks by a Waterfall

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Cambodian monks getting their feet wet at the headwaters of the Siem Reap River at Phnom Kulen on October 19, 2011. (Jarrod Brown)

December 12th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: The Venice of Hong Kong

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Garbage collectors in Tai O, dubbed the "Venice of Hong Kong" on Lantau Island, Hong Kong on December 9. 2011. (James Handlon /Flickr)

December 9th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: The Top of the World

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The summits of Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse and Makalua on December 8, 2011. (Ivan Borisov /Flickr)

December 8th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

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