People remember 46 sailors killed when South Korean naval ship “Cheonan” was sunken three years ago
A man looks at illustration board showing the portraits of the 46 sailors killed when their naval ship “Cheonan,” was sunken, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 25, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A photo exhibition is being held here […]
Cambodian PM, Chinese ambassador attend a ceremony to build 7th bridge over a river between the two nations
Combodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R, front) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge in Koh Thom district of Kandal province, Cambodia, March 25, 2013. Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of the 7th Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge across Tonle Bassac River in […]
Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser visits Yangon to look at clashes between Buddhists and Muslims
Vijay Nambiar, left, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Myanmar, and Myanmar Buddhist monks meet with Muslim refugees, during ethnic unrest between Buddhists and Muslims, as they visit a rescue camp in Meikhtila, Mandalay division, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Myanmar’s army took control of […]
Xi Jinping welcomed by his Tanzanian counterpart on arrival in Dar es Salaam
Chinese President Xi Jinping ,left, and his host Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, watch the tradition dance on arrival at Julious Nyerere International airport in the capital Dar es Salaam, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The Chinese Leader is in the country for a two day visit. Chinese First Lady, Madame Peng Liyuan, left, waves as […]
Jews collect water at a mountain spring to prepare for celebration of Passover
Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water to make matza during the Maim Shelanoo ceremony at a mountain spring, in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The water is used to prepare the traditional unleavened bread for the high holiday of Passover which begins Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Oded Balilty>
Chinese and Russian defense chiefs shake hands in Moscow
Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (L), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, capital of Russia, March 24, 2013. Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (2nd R), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd L) in Moscow, […]
Myanmar Muslims take refuge at a stadium near Yangon after clashes with Buddhists
Muslims share relief food from private donors as they take refuge at a stadium in Meikhtila, Mandalay division, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March.24, 2013. Myanmar’s army took control of a ruined central city on Saturday, regaining control after several days of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims that killed dozens […]
Musharraf addresses his supporters upon his arrival in Karachi to run for coming parliamentary election
Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf (back-C) addresses supporters outside the airport his arrival from Dubai in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned home on Sunday after a self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections, his party said. Supporters of Pakistan’s former president […]
Musharraf returns to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile on Mar. 24 with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants. Security forces whisked Musharraf away in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles shortly after he touched down […]
Chinese first lady: A diplomatic star is born
Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as Chinese diplomacy’s latest star, charming audiences and cutting a very different profile from her all-but invisible predecessors on her debut official visit abroad to Russia. A celebrated performer on state television, Peng featured prominently in Sunday’s Chinese media coverage of husband and President Xi Jinping’s activities […]
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