Double Rainbows Over Sea Enchant Beachgoers
In this photo taken July 30, 2012, beachgoers admire a double rainbow that appeared over Hilton Head Island’s South Forest Beach after Monday evening’s rains in Hilton Head, S.C. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
A Cock Trapped By Typhoon Waits For Rescue
A rooster is trapped on its perch as it watches a makeshift raft drifting by at a flooded school at Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 1, 2012. Fierce winds and heavy rain from the slow-moving Typhoon Saola battered the country, displacing 154,000 people. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Mutiple Injuries Blow U.S. Judoka’s Dream In Olympics
Travis Stevens of USA (in white) takes part in men’s Judo 81kg semifinal contest, at London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Britain, on July 31, 2012. Travis Stevens sustained multiple injuries during his semifinal match agasint Ole Bischof of Germany which he finally lost. <Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling> news@theasian.asia
Egyptian President Meets U.S. Defense Chief
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi meets with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt. Panetta is on a four day trip to the Middle-East with stops in Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Jordan before returning to Washington. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Putin dreams of making Russia superpower
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated on Monday in a ceremony to launch construction of Russia’s fourth Borei-class (Project 955A) ballistic missile submarine. “By 2020, we should have eight Borei-class submarines,” he said. “Two of them – the Alexander Nevsky and one other – are in trials. I am sure the entire project will be […]
Power Failure Paralyzes Traffic In New Delhi
A traffic jam following power outage and rains at the Delhi-Gurgaon road on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. India’s energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity in one of the world’s biggest-ever blackouts. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Poor Pakistanis Stand In Line For Food From The Rich
Pakistanis wait to receive a donated meal during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a restaurant in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. The food is donated by wealthy local Muslims who give money to vendors to feed the poor during Islam’s holiest month. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Awesome Views Of Wanfenglin In China
Photo taken on July 31, 2012 shows a bird’s-eye view of Wanfenglin in Xingyi, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Wanfenglin, which literally means Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks, is a national geological park and also a tourism attraction in Xingyi City. <Xinhua/Liu Xu> news@theasian.asia
Iranian Muslims Going Through Ramadan
Iranian muslims have their iftar (breaking fast) during the fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Tehran, Iran, July 31, 2012. Muslims around the world refrain from eating and drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
Miseries Left By Torrential Rain In Northern China
Villager Liu Chunmei sheds tears as she sees her damaged houses after rainstorms in Qianyuejing Village of Linxian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, July 31, 2012. Torrential rains lashed Linxian county on July 26 and July 27, damaging roads and telecommunications facilities. Eight people have been confirmed dead and two remain missing days until Tuesday […]