Performances Held In Major Cities Of Iran To Mark Death Of Imam Hussein
Iranians take part in a performance depicting the story of Imam Hussein on the day of Ashura in Qom, Iran, on Nov. 25, 2012. Muslims all over the world commemorated Ashura on Sunday, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who was killed and buried in Karbala in 680 A.D. Ashura […]
Indonesian Activists Commemorate Int’l Anti-Corruption Day In Jakarta
Anti-corruption activists put hands together before climbing down from the top of Indonesia Anti-Corruption Commission building as a part of commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day which will be held every Dec. 9 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2012. An Anti-corruption activist climbs down from the top of Indonesia Anti-Corruption Commission building as a part of […]
Two Rallies Supporting And Denouncing New Constitution Held Separately In Cairo, Egypt
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during his speech outside the presidential palace al-Ethadeya, where tens of thousands of Egyptians rally to support Morsi’s new constitutional declaration issued in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2012. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptian protestors flood to Cairo’s center Tahrir square Friday to take part in demonstrations rejecting the […]
Netanyahu Votes To Decide Leadership Of Likud Party At A Polling Station Near Jerusalem
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, stands behind a voting booth while casting his ballot for the Likud party leadership election at a polling station in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. More than 120,000 Likud voters are eligible to cast ballots Sunday to decide who will […]
Palestinians Rally To Support Its Bid For UN Observer State Status In West Bank
Palestinians hold posters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The Palestinians will request to upgrade their status on November 29. The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the […]
A Blast Hits Muslim Procession Marking First Month Of Islamc Calendar In Pakistan
Pakistani police officials inspect the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan on Nov. 25, 2012. At least five people were killed and 83 others injured when a blast hit a Shia Muslim procession to mark Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, in Pakistan’s northwest district of Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday […]
More Than 1 Million Afghans Suffer From Drug Addiction
Afghan drug addict keep warm themselves near a fire before using drug in Herat province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25, 2012. More than 1 million Afghans have been suffering from drug addiction. Afghan drug addict smoke drug in Herat province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25, 2012. <Xinhua/Sardar>
Sri Lanka’s North and South begin to see common ground
This month the BBC broadcast yet another report on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, this time supposed to be an United Nations internal “leaked” documents. While the BBC (and much of the British media) has been preoccupied by chasing up war crimes dossiers on Sri Lanka for the past 3 years – while ignoring […]
[Indonesia Report] Protest held to condemn Israel for attacking Palestinians in Gaza Strip
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Indonesians keep on holding demonstrations in some areas across the country to condemn Israel’s aggression to Palestinians in Gaza Strip. In Demak, Central Java Province in Indonesia, tens of activists from Indonesian Muslim Student Movement (PMII) held the same demonstration on Sunday (November 25). The demonstration took place in the main street of Demak where […]
Obama’s Asia policy and Korea
For a first foreign trip after his re-election, President Barack Obama chose Asia last week, starting with Thailand, making a first ever trip to Burma as the U.S. president to go there, and concluding his tour in Cambodia, where he attended the East Asia Summit as part of his effort to rebalance toward Asia-Pacific. Obama’s […]
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