Major news in Pakistan on May 14
Top news in <Nation>: Pakistan, US near a ‘deal’ news@theasian.asia
Major news in Vietnam on May 14
Top news in <Vietnam Plus>: VN demands a stop to violation of sovereignty news@theasian.asia
Major news in Mongol on May 14
Top news in <Mongol News>: Three Firefighters Die in Fire news@theasian.asia
Major news in China on May 14
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Int’l tribunal not solution to sea tensions news@theasian.asia
Major news in Japan on May 14
Top news in <Kyodo News>: 3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation on N. Korea, FTA news@theasian.asia
Major news in Iran on May 14: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks news@theasian.asia
Presidential Race Gets Heated In Egypt
Supporters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq chant slogans under a banner with his photos and Arabic writing which reads “D. Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt’s president ,” during a rally in Tanta, about 90 Kilometers (56 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 11, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
A Statue Ready To Die?
A sculpture by British artist Antony Gormely installed atop a building is backdropped by the skyline of downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, May 11, 2012. Brazilian media are calling Gormely’s sculptures “suicide statues.” Firefighters have been called to the scene this week by concerned citizens who mistook Gormley’s life-size body cast sculptures perched at the […]
People Don’t Grow Old For Nothing
An elderly woman participates in a protest in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hundreds of elderly from the country have been protesting near the Indian parliament for the last three days to demand a universal old age pension for those above 60 years of age. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Major news in Syria on May 11
Top news in <SANA>: Injured Civilians “Those who Carried Out Terrorist Bombings Are Tools and Mercenaries Serving Syria’s Enemies” news@theasian.asia