Syrians in Turkey Protest against al-Assad
A lady cries nearby a child who is acting as a victim in Syria as they take part in a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Istanbul of Turkey on Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
Syrians Mourn 44 Bomb Casualties
Thousands of people pray for the dead during a funeral for people who were killed in the suicide bomb blasts at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 24, 2011. Two suicide bombing attacks in Syria’s capital of Damuscus have killed 44 people, injuring more than 166 on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
A Syrian Man Mourns for the Bomb Casualty
A Syrian stands under a giant Syrian flag outside the Umayyad Mosque in Old Damascus, Damascus, Syria, Dec. 24, 2011. Some 44 people killed in rare twin suicide bombings a day earlier were buried Saturday amid an atmosphere of grief, sorrow and shock that engulfed the Syrian capital of Damascus. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Muzi> news@theasian.asia […]
People Who Need Help Have X-mas Dinner
Those who need help have Christmas dinner at the George Brown Center in Houston, the United States, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Song Qiong> news@theasian.asia
Couple Kisses for the Celebration of X-mas
The shadow of a kissing couple is projected on the wall of the St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia,on Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Bai Xue> news@theasian.asia
An Indian Family Celebrates Christmas
A family lights candles outside the Sacred Hearts Cathedral on Christmas Eve in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 24, 2011. Christmas Day is observed as a national holiday in India. <Photo: Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
Pal. Scouts Celebrate the Birth of Jesus
Palestinian scouts perform during the Christmas celebration outside the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
Nun Prays in the Birthplace of Jesus
A nun prays inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
Christians Gather into Nativity Church
Christian visitors gather inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
“We Will Take Victory”
An anti-government tribal armed force member escorts protestors on their way to Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Dec. 23, 2011. Hundreds of protestors left south Yemen’s Taiz Province on Tuesday for a four-day march towards the capital to demand the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia