Major news in Qatar on May 22
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: NATO endorses Afghan exit plan news@theasian.asia
Major news in Indonesia on May 22
Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Police to ‘allow’ Gaga’s gig – with conditions news@theasian.asia
Major news in Thailand on May 22
Top news in <Bangkok Post>: School bribe inquiry ordered news@theasian.asia
Major news in Russia on May 22
Top news in <Moscow Times>: Foreign Investors Applaud Stability news@theasian.asia
Major news in China on May 22
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China still most attractive for FDI news@theasian.asia
Major news in Israel on May 22: US Senate unanimously approves new Iran sanctions bill
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: US Senate unanimously approves new Iran sanctions bill news@theasian.asia
A Would-Be Suicide Being Rescured
Niagara Falls emergency officials rescue a man who plunged over Niagara Falls and survived in an apparent suicide attempt, Monday, May 21, 2012. The man is only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live. A waiting helicopter flew him to Hamilton General Hospital, where a spokeswoman says he […]
Major news in Japan on May 22: Skytree is set to open Tuesday
Top news in <Japan Times>: Skytree is set to open Tuesday news@theasian.asia
“No Pains, No Gains”
Filipino boys use their faces to move a coin close to their mouth during a game as part of celebrations of the feast day of Saint Rita de Cascia in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines Sunday May 20, 2012. Philippine fiestas, a festive time for family and friendly reunions, are held in towns nationwide […]
San Francisco Marks 75th Anniversary Of Golden Gate Bridge
File – In this May 24, 1987 file photo, a crowd estimated at several hundred thousand jams the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during a walk to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bridge. The bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world’s […]