Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa
Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in […]
Egyptian Policemen March During Funeral For Their Colleagues Killed In Port Said Violence
Egyptian policemen and relatives of two policemen killed in the Port Said violence pray in front of their coffins covered by Egyptian flags during a military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. As the situation in Port Said spiraled out of control Saturday, police disappeared from the city’s streets, residents and security officials […]
People Help A Man Injured By Fire At A Club In Santa Maria City, Brazil, That Left More Than 200 Dead
People help an injured man, victim of a fire in a club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. According to police more than 200 died in the devastating nightclub fire in southern Brazil. Officials say the fire broke out at the Kiss club in the city of […]
A Bangladesh Garment Worker Looks Inside A Factory In Dhaka Gutted By Fire Which Claimed Seven Lives
Bangladeshi garment worker Shahinur looks inside the damaged Smart Export Garment Ltd. factory where a fire Saturday claimed the lives of seven of her female colleagues in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Bangladesh’s government has ordered an investigation into allegations that the sole emergency exit at the factory was locked, an official said Sunday. […]
NK Top Leader Kim Jong-un Presides Over A Security Affairs Meeting
This photo provided by KCNA on Jan. 27, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un (3rd L), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a work meeting of officials for national security and external affairs held recently on current situation. Kim Jong Un pledged to resort to “powerful physical countermeasures” in safeguarding his […]
Hundreds Of People Dressed In Zombies Participate In Zombi Walk In Jakarta, Indonesia
Participants dressed as zombies during the annual Zombie Walk in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Hundreds of participants marched in the capital to collect donations for recent flood victims and campaign against the disposal of waste to public places. A banner reads “Don’t dispose trash in river “. A participant dressed as zombies perform […]
Summit Of Community Of Latin American And Caribbean States And EU Opens In Santiago, Chile
In this photo provided by the CELAC-EU, an image of Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera is televised on a large screen as he addresses the attendees of the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are in the Chilean capital for the 60-nation, […]
A Catholic Devotee Hold An Image Of Infant Jesus During Procession To Celebrate Feast Day In Manila
An image of the Infant Jesus is held by a devotee during a procession to celebrate feast day, Sunday Jan. 27, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The feast day of the Infant Jesus is celebrated by tens of thousands of devotees in this predominantly Catholic country in Asia with a grand procession on the last Sunday […]
Open letter to Park’s advisers
As soon as Park Geun-hye won the 2012 presidential election, she became like the main character in “The Marriage of Figaro” (“The Day of Madness”). She was getting so much advice from so many people that she didn’t know which way to turn. Some of the advice in open letters and wish lists for the […]
Is China enough?
BUENOS AIRES ― For many countries in Latin America, demand from China has been essential to maintaining high GDP growth rates over the last decade. But will Chinese demand for commodities be enough to sustain high prices for the region’s exports in the coming years? During the last two decades, four factors combined to generate […]
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