Willem-Alexander becomes Dutch king following Queen Beatrix’s abdication
Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and his wife Maxima (R) step to the Church in Amsterdam to swear in, on April 30, 2013. Following the abdication of Queen Beatrix, the new King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander was officially inaugurated on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Rick Nederstigt> Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima appear on the balcony of the Royal […]
Egyptian President Morsi meets with Qatari PM Hamad Al bin Jassim Thani
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani in Cairo on April 30, 2013. <Xinhua/Egyptian Presidency>
Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks at Islamic Awakening Conference
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the closing ceremony of the World Conference of Ulama and Islamic Awakening in Tehran, Iran on April 30, 2013. About 700 clerics and scholars from Muslim and non-Muslim countries attended the two-day conference. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
Posters look for missing persons in Bangladeshi building collapse
Workers toil in the collapsed garment factory building on Tuesday 30, April, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emergency workers hauling large concrete slabs from a collapsed 8-story building said Tuesday they expect to find many dead bodies when they reach the ground floor, indicating the death toll will be far more than the official […]
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group perform for tourists in Yunnan
Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group stage a dance during a performance held for tourists in Bamei Village, Guangnan County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, April 30, 2013. The county arranged the performance in the hope of displaying local cultural and landscape, and drawing tourists during the three-day May Day holidays. Villagers of Zhuang ethnic group stage […]
Nepali brick factory laborers take rest on eve of International Labor Day
Laborers take rest as they work at a brick factory on the eve of International Labor Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Nepalese workers affiliated to various trade unions are expected to celebrate the day Wednesday by taking out parades and rallies. A Nepalese laborer drinks water as she works […]
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy. Residents […]
Gaeseong turns out failure in opening N. Korea
The Gaeseong Industrial Complex, being the most recent issue at stake, was the subject of conversation but turns out a failure in leading North Korea to an open country, Kurt Campbell, former assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, stated. During the ‘Asan Plenum’ forum hosted by the Asan Institute for […]
Activists gear up for annual North Korea Freedom Week
As tensions continue to grow on the Korean peninsula in light of recent nuclear developments, the international community has began to shift its focus to the Hermit Kingdom. Many activists are arguing that reports of Kim Jong-eun’s nuclear provocations are actually overshadowing the more important issue in North Korea: human rights. Reports Show Human Rights […]
Opening ceremony for 69th session of UN ESCAP held in Bangkok
The opening ceremony of the Ministerial Segment of the 69th Commission Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is held in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2013. The 69th UN ESCAP Commission Session is held at the UN Conference Center in Bangkok from April 25 to May 1. The Ministerial […]
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