Syrians Show their Support for al-Assad
A man waves a Syrian national flag during a rally at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 21, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians flocked the Umayyad Square in the capital of Damascus Wednesday to renew their support for President Bashar al-Assad who is facing mounting calls from the West to step down. <Photo: […]
Russia Blastoff Soyuz with 3 Astronauts
Photo released by NASA shows astronauts waving goodbye from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Dec. 21, 2011. A Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off from Russia’s launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/NASA> news@theasian.asia
Turkey Civil Servants Protest Against Gov.
Protestors hold banners and shout slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2011. More than 10,000 civil servants staged a protest against the Turkish government in the country’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday for the privatization of the health and medical sector. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
Christmas Lightings in Copenhagen
Photo shows the Russian style Christmas lightings in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 21, 2011. Mainstreets and commercial districts in Copenhagen have been decorated for the coming Christmas. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Bo> news@theasian.asia
Philippines Concerns Epidemic after Washi
Children share bags of relief goods in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 21, 2011. The Philippine government will release an additional 1 billion pesos (22.77 million U.S. dollars) funding to augment the remaining calamity fund and ensure swift and continuous assistance to the areas hit by storm Washi (local name: Sendong). <Photo: Xinhua> […]
New Yorkers Enjoy Shopping Season
People watch a puppet show in front of a store in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2011. Various kinds of promotions are provided by retailers to attract customers during the annual holiday shopping season. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Lei> news@theasian.asia
Iranians Prepare ‘Yalda Night’
Iranians buy fruits for Yalda Night at a market in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21, 2011. Yalda Night is Iranian winter solstice celebration. It is celebrated on the longest night for the year, locally believed, to be on Dec. 21 on the eve of winter solstice. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
NK Policewoman in Incense Altar
A female police officers directs traffic on the road while people wait to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in the Kim Il Sung Square of Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
“I Won’t Leave Here”
An old woman (C) sitting on the ground refuses to leave after mourning the passing away of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
NK People Offer Condolence in P’yang
People wait to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 21, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Li> news@theasian.asia
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