The Endless World War III
War correspondents and history analysts are confused of the daily scenes they are facing in the Middle East: where Arabs are fighting their Arab neighbors, Muslims are battling against Islamists, Christians are helping the killers of Christians, and old enemies are flocking together with their own historic opponents. The Holy Lands of all prophets are […]
<2011 Top News> Turkey ‘Cihan’ Issues
Here are 2011’s top news stories according to the Cihan News Agency of Turkey. 1. Arab Spring 2. Great earthquake in Japan 3. Kemal Burkay’s return to Turkey Kurdish politician, social activist and poet Kemal Burkay returned to Turkey after 31 years of exile in Sweden. 4. President of Turkey Abdullah Gul cried when […]
<2011 Top News> ‘The AsiaN’ Top News in Asia
(Bigger images in a row when you click them) In 2011, natural disasters struck all places of Asia and dictators stepped down. The biggest news of Asia selected by the AsiaN is ‘Death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’. Earthquake hit Turkey, India, Indonesia and China, not to mention Japan causing heavy casualties and great […]
<2011 Top News> Waiting for Rescue···
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ① An elder woman waits for rescue in northern Thailand’s Pathum Thani Province, Oct. 12, 2011. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “I’m the Leader of Parade”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ③ A mascot dog walks during the parade marking the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification in Rome, capital of Italy, June 2, 2011. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “Welcome to Our Village”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ④ A snow-covered sculpture in a town of famous tourism spot Okuaizu area, Japan, Jan. 16, 2011. news@thesasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “We are One”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑤ French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 5, 2011. Sarkozy and Merkel met in Paris to thrash out a plan to save the euro. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> “What a Cold”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑥ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow’s Kremlin, Feb. 23, 2011. Russia celebrates its annual Defender of the Fatherland day on February 23. news@theasian.asia
<2011 Top News> Wave for Egypt Democracy
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑦ Protestors wave a national flag of Egypt during a demonstration on Tahrir Square in central Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 8, 2011. As a standoff with protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak entered its third week Tuesday, demonstrators called for continued mass rallies against their […]
<2011 Top News> “I Just Want to Play”
XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2011 FOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS ⑧ People gather at the Navona Plaza during an anti-war rally against the West-led military intervention in Libya in central Rome, Italy, April 2, 2011. The rally was organized by Emergency, an Italian humanitarian group running clinics in war-torn countries. news@theasian.asia