India’s Opposition Party Supporters Burn Effigy Of Home Minister For His Terror-Related Comment
India’s main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters burn an effigy of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde during a protest in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The BJP held protests demanding Shinde’s resignation for his comments alleging that BJP and hardline Hindu organization Rashtriya Swayamsevek Sangh (RSS), the parent organization of BJP, were […]
Palestinians Attend A Ceremony Marking The Birth Of Prophet Mohammed In Old City Of Jerusalem
Muslims pray during a commemoration of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday at the Monas field in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri> Yemeni members of Shiite sect hold green flags with Arabic that reads, “at your order, oh messenger of Allah!” during the celebration of moulid al-nabi, the birth of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed in Sanaa, Yemen, […]
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Reveals Gov’t Rules In Dealing With Civil Wars
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, center, gestures as he arrives with Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya for a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Sri Lanka’s military on Thursday asked the government to introduce its own rules to deal with civil wars, saying existing international humanitarian laws cover only […]
Master plan for Lumbini Peace City appears to complete in six months
KATHMANDU – The new master plan of the Lumbini Peace City is likely to complete in six months. According to Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), 80 percent works of the master plan has been completed. Korean professor Kwak Young Hoon, 72, is drafting the new master plan to build a lotus-shape peace city in an area […]
New Leader Of India’s Main Opposition Party Waves To Supporters Upon Being Elected In New Delhi
Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, center, waves to supporters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Singh was elected unopposed Wednesday morning. Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, left, and outgoing party president Nitin Gadkari talk in New Delhi, […]
Sri Lankan People Protest Against Recent Beheading Of A Sri Lankan Maid By Saudi Arabia
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks march towards the president’s residence demanding authorities to stop sending Sri Lankan women as maids to the Middle East following the recent beheading of a Sri Lankan maid by Saudi Arabia, during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Earlier this month Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic […]
Sri Lankan Activists Protest Against A Proposed Legislation That’ll Empower Police To Detain A Suspect For Two Days
Opposition activists demonstrate against a proposed legislation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013. Sri Lanka’s Parliament is debating a legislation that gives police powers to detain and question a suspect for two days, which critics say is part of government’s suppression of dissent. Opposition activists demonstrate against a proposed legislation in Colombo, Sri […]
Sri Lankan Lawyers Condemn The Threats Against Lawyers Who Opposed Impeachment Of Chief Justice
Sri Lankan lawyers of Lawyers’ Collective gather to sign a petition condemning the threats received by the lawyers who opposed a controversial impeachment that fired country’s chief justice, outside the cout complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Threatening letters have been sent to lawyers who protested the controversial impeachment process that led […]
A Vendor Prepares “Qehwa,” A Popurar Winter Drink Among Pakistanis, In Pashawar
A vendor prepares “Qehwa”, one of the most popular drink for recreation among Pakistanis in winter, in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Jan. 21, 2013. A vendor boils milk at a shop in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Jan. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Umar Qayyum>
Nepalese Elderly Women Attend Literacy Class Being Conducted Free Of Charge In Basundhara, Katmandu
An elderly Nepalese woman asks a question while she attends a literacy class for women in Basundhara, Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Around 105 women from age group of 16 to 60 year-old have been attending this class which is being conducted free for the past one year. Most of the women are housewives […]
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