Major news in Mongol on April 23 2012
Top news in <Mongol News>: Arrest of former President Shocks nation news@theasian.asia
Major news in China on April 23 2012
Top news in <People Daily>: Govt may lower fuel prices soon news@theasian.asia
Major news in Japan on April 23 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Teenager thankful after tsunami-swept soccer ball was found off Alaska news@theasian.asia
Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff
PARIS – Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe’s political and economic landscape. Hollande heads into the May 6 second round with the upper hand after […]
Like A Strider On The Water
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Looking like a tiny water bug on a big pond a lone rower paddles his shell down a glassy St. Johns River as the early morning sunlight catches the ripples he creates on the surface of the water on Friday April 20, 2012, near Jacksonville, Fla. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Egytians Protest Against Ruling Military
CAIRO — Egyptian protesters attend Friday prayers during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Friday, April 20, 2012. Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals to hand over power to […]
NK Soldiers Chant Slogan Against Lee Myung-bak
P’YANG — North Korean soldiers chant at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, North Korea, during a rally denouncing South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday, April 20, 2012. North Koreans said Lee’s radio comments about North Korea last week “hurt the dignity” of the North Korean people. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Frantic Rescue Efforts At Collapsed Factory
JALANDAR, India — Rescuers work at the site of a factory that collapsed in Jalandhar, India, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Workers continued searching for more people buried Sunday night when the three-story blanket factory buckled while nightshift workers were inside. Estimates for how many may still be trapped have ranged from a dozen to more […]
Sand Castle To Mark London Olympic D-100
LONDON — Photo taken on April 16, 2012 shows a giant sand castle on Weymouth beach to mark the 100-day countdown of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Weymouth and Portland will host the Olympic and Paralympic sailing at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
Miserable Reality Of African Children
MAO, Chad — UNICEF estimates that 127,000 children under 5 in Chad’s Sahel belt will require lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year, with an estimated 1 million expected throughout the wider Sahel region of West and Central Africa in the countries of Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal and Mauritania. The […]