Libya Assembly Election To Be Postponed
Nuri Alabbar, spokesman of Libya’s electoral committee, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, June 10, 2012. Libya’s electoral committee announced Sunday that the forthcoming constituent assembly elections, originally set to be held later this month, are to be postponed to July 7. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan
Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Starts
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2012. Hamid Karzai was in Beijing for an official visit to China and attended the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member […]
Annual College Entrance Exam Starts in China
Relatives of examinees of National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE) sit outside the exam center as they wait until the end of the exam at Yaohua Middle School in Tianjin, north China, June 7, 2012. The NCEE, also known as “gaokao” in Chinese, is regarded as a destiny-shaping event for high schoolers. About 9.15 million people […]
People Remember Egytian Martyr Who Helped Oust Mubarak
An Egyptian woman holds a picture of Khaled Said during a silent protest marking the second anniversary of his death at the hands of Egyptian police on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Khaled Said’s death in June, 2010 in Alexandria captured the attention of millions in Egypt and helped spark the 18-day uprising […]
Transit of Venus Watched In The World
A young boy uses a pair of binoculars with special filters, to observe the transit of Venus at the National Science Museum in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to […]
Taipei Computex Opens With Some 1,800 Exhibitors Attending
A staff member of Acer displays a tablet computer during the Computex 2012 in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 5, 2012. The exhibition, kicking off on Tuesday, will last until June 9. About 1,800 exhibitors come to showcase their latest products. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
Rally Against GMO Held In Philippines On Environment Day
An environmental activist wearing an eggplant costume holds a slogan during a rally against genetically-modified organisms (GMO) outside the Department of Agriculture in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines, as they mark World Environment Day Tuesday June 5, 2012. The rally was held to gather public support for vigilance on food and environmental safety. […]
People Rush To Buy Garlic Due To Continued Price Hike
Garlic wholesalers sell garlics at an agricultural fair in Yazi Township of Rushan City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 5, 2012. China’s garlic price has spiked since late May. Until June 4, the garlic price hiked more than 30 percent as compared to the price on May 21. A restaurant boss buys garlics at an […]
Urbanization Pollutes River In Kathmandu
Photo taken on May 31, 2012 shows a local washing his face on the riverside of Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. Can an unpurified river purify a man spiritually? Standing on the bank of the Bagmati River in the Pashupatinath Temple to watch dead bodies being cremated, tourists were […]
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