A S. Korean soldier patrols barricaded border village of Panmunjom
A South Korean army soldier walks at barricaded Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2013. As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions […]
NK bellicose rhetoric defers arrival of spring
Spring has apparently come as it is already the second week of April, but nobody really feels like it has. It may be because of the drastic temperature fluctuation between day and night. However, it seems that the lingering cold is not all that makes people feel the unseasonal chill at this time of the […]
China’s growth forecast higher at 8.2%
Robust recovery of China and India boosts growth in ASEAN countries Economic Growth in emerging Asia is expected to show robust expansion this year, thanks to a recovery in big economies including China and India, but capital inflows will continue to pressure currencies, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB’s 2013 Asian Development Outlook released […]
Pakistani court adjourns high treason trial against Musharraf
Pakistani lawyer Tofiq Asif, who petitioned the Supreme Court against former president Pervez Musharraf, speaks with media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 9, 2013. Pakistan’s top court Tuesday adjourned until April 15 hearing of petitions, seeking high treason proceedings against former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, as his defense lawyers sought […]
An Indian sand sculpture mourns for “Iron lady” Thatcher
Indians look at the sand sculpture of former Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made by Sudarshan Pattnaik, as a mark of homage, at the golden beach of Puri, about 67 kilometers (42 miles) away from the southeastern Indian temple city Bhubaneswar, India, India, Tuesday, 09 April 2013. <AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout>
Pakistani Christian youths protest against demolition of slum
Pakistani Christian youths lie in the middle of a main street, cutting the traffic, protesting a decision by the Capital Development Authority to destroy a slum they are living in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Slums which are built on illegal lands have neither running water or sewage disposal. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
Kuwait hosts 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L, front) and Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Ali al-Rashed (R, front) attend the opening of the 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) conference in Kuwait City on April 9, 2013. Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Ali al-Rashed addresses the opening of the 19th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) conference in Kuwait City on April […]
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talks with Australian PM Julia Gillard
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard review the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, April 9, 2013. <Xinhua/Ding Lin> Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L) holds talks with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (3rd R) in Beijing, capital of China, April 9, 2013. […]
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills 37 people in southern Iran
An Iranian man reacts as he sits among ruins of a building after an earthquake struck southern Iran, in the city of Shonbeh, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that […]
10th anniversary of toppling of Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, the empty pillar, right, where the statue of former dictator Saddam Hussein sat, was pulled down by U.S. forces in 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ten years ago, a statue fell in Paradise Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by a U.S. Army tank retriever pulled down their longtime dictator, cast […]
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