Japan: Death rate among handicapped people in tsunami 2.5-fold larger
News is <Kyodonews>: Death rate among handicapped people in tsunami 2.5-fold larger The death rate among handicapped people living in coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture when the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster struck was 2.5 times higher than the overall average for residents, a support group for them said Monday. Most of the handicapped […]
Anti-Putin Rally In Downtown Moscow
Demonstrator hold Left Front opposition flags and posters showing portraits of opposition activists who they say were arrested over their role in a violent protest in May, during an opposition rally in their support in Moscow, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Opposition activists and rights groups called the arrests a part of a widening government crackdown […]
Devastating Damage From Bomb Blasted In Pakistani Market
A man who was injured in a bomb blast in the tribal area of Khar, Bajur, is brought to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, July 26, 2012. A government official says a bomb has exploded in a market in northwestern Pakistan close to the Afghan border, killing scores of people. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasin.asia
Somali Civil War Leaves Nothing But Poverty
Poverty and drought surrounding Somali due to the 20 years long civil war cause tens of people die and hundreds to immigrate. Families who move to urban areas to escape poverty and oppression find refuge in tents provided by international aid organizations. <Cihan News Agency> news@theasian.asia
Bird’s Eye Views Of Latest Pyongyang
Photo taken on July 26, 2012 shows the city view of Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). <Xinhua/Zeng Tao> news@theasian.asia
Caspian Sea, Summer Place For Iranians
People pose for photo at the beach in Izadshahr city, northern Iran, July 26, 2012. Many of people go to the Caspian sea beach to enjoy their summer holiday in Iran. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
Turkish Doctors Treat Cataract Sufferers In Sudan
The Turkish relief association, Kimse Yok Mu has opened an eye clinic to perform cataract surgeries to thousands of cataract sufferers in the war torn province of Darfur. It is estimated that 10 million Africans experience vision problems stemming from cataracts. Hot weather, malnutrition and climate conditions in Africa cause many people to lose their […]
Thousands Performers Play Chinese Lute For World Record
Performers play the Chinese lute together under the guidance of a conductor in Liaoyuan City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, July 26, 2012. Altogether 2,012 performers on Thursday played the Chinese lute together, setting a World Guinness Record, in northeast China’s Jilin province. The group, including 1,800 primary students and 212 musicians from China and overseas, […]
‘Who’ll Stop The Rain?’
Citizens sit outside a flooded shop in Tianjin, north China, July 26, 2012. A downpour battered Tianjin on Thursday, flooding many downtown streets and vehicles. <Xinhua/Yue Yuewei> news@theasian.asia
Flags Of Two Koreas Confuse Olympic Organizers
This mobile phone photo provided by James Crossan, shows a mistakenly displayed South Korean flag on a jumbo screen instead of North Korea’s, before a women’s soccer match which prompted the North Koreans to refuse to take the field for nearly an hour on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Glasgow, Scotland. “We will apologize to […]
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