People Of Akhdam Community Having African Feature Live At Slums In Yemen
Yemeni boys of the Akhdam community look on in a slum area on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 2, 2012. The Akhdam, a social group in Yemen, is set apart by their African features. Most of them live in slums on the outskirts of Yemen’s main cities. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed) A Yemeni family of […]
Renowned Chinese Sculptor Makes His Works Embodying Beauties Of Oriental Mysticism
Renowned sculptor Zhou Guozhen (2nd R) discusses art with experts in Jingdezhen, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Dec. 1, 2012. Mr. Zhou was born in 1931 in the countryside of Anren County, central China’s Hunan Province. After he graduated from the sculpture department of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1954, Mr. Zhou relinquished […]
Both Gov’t And Lebel Forces Accused Of Atrocities In Longstanding Syrian Conflict
In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, Rebels clean their weapons and check ammunition at their base on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Through mid-2012, rebel power grew and Assad’s army ramped up its response. Relentless government shelling leveled neighborhoods and killed hundreds. Regular reports emerged of mass killings by the regime or thugs […]
Supporters Of President Morsi Stage Protest At Egypt’s Top Court In Cairo
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi protest in front of Egypts top court, background, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Egypts top court announced on Sunday the suspension of its work indefinitely to protest psychological and physical pressures, saying its judges could not enter its Nile-side building because of the Islamist presidents supporters gathered […]
CJ saps aspiring small filmmakers
Vice Chairman Lee dominates in marketing, producing CJ E&M has become so dominant it leaves little room for small and independent moviemakers. The media giant accounted for a whopping 72.4 percent in audience share for domestic movies as of October, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Wednesday. “When combined with international releases, the rate […]
Nepal unveils memorial monument for legendary alpinist Park Young-seok
Nepal has unveiled a memorial monument in memory of veteran South Korean climber, Park Young-seok, earlier on Nov. 10 Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has constructed the memorial monument at International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park (IMMP) at Kakni, some 20 kilometers north of Kathmandu. The marble monument, 1.5 meters high, is put on a 1.2 meter high pedestal. About 100 people including Lee […]
Pushpa Basnet named CNN Hero of the Year
Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don’t have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. Nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated with the government. So when […]
The Art: The revolution protector
Here they are, Muslim Brothers and Salafists, who oppose arts, wearing fake beards that did not stop them from committing crimes in religion, politics and life as well. Calling us Non-faithful! For the all who disagree with them are criminals, and all arts that they do not like are illegal. They do not consider the glorious […]
Alpensia under snowballing debts
Alpensia Resort, the main venue of the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been reeling from snowballing debts as it failed to sell vacation homes built along its golf course and condominiums there. The resort, located in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, has been losing about 60 billion won ($55 million) annually over the past few years, despite revenue […]
Jhiri Fair Held At Kanachack Village, India
A Hindu man, left, gets the first tonsuring of his son done, as a religious offering during the Jhiri fair at Kanachack village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not […]
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