A Hindu holy man rests at a temple in Katmandu as its religious festival approaches
A Hindu Holy man rests at Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri, or night of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction on March 10. A Hindu holy man mixes vermillion powder at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, […]
Photos of endangered wildlife on display at world convention for them in Bangkok
A man looks at photos of endangered wildlife at the 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand, March 4, 2013. CITES will be held from March 3 till March 14 in Bangkok with the participation of conservationists from about 180 countries and […]
Indian Hindu devotees take holy dips in Ganges river during their religious festival
An Indian woman devotee prays as marigold flowers and oil lamps offered by devotees float at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India, Monday, March 4, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world’s […]
A monkey rests it’s hands on a man’s arm waiting to be fed at a park in Kuala Lumpur
A monkey rests it’s hands on a man’s arm as it waits to be fed at a park in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 4, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mark Baker>
Park’s sentimental journey
Park Geun-hye was sworn in as the 18th-term President of this country last Monday (Feb. 25). As is well known, she is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated by his close aide in October 1979. The course of her life leading to presidency has been filled with ups and downs […]
“Arabic Peninsula enters the age of creativity and knowledge”
*Editor’s Note: The 12th ‘Al-Arabi’ Forum hosted by Al-Arabi magazine was held from Mar. 4 to 6 in Kuwait under the general of ‘Peninsula and the Arabic Gulf: Half Century of Cultural Renaissance.’ The forum has been called ‘a hub of Arabic culture,’ which could be a leading line to look into the authentic respects of Arab […]
“Culture means abandoning wars, trying to understand, and having serious dialogues”
*Editor’s Note: The 12th ‘Al-Arabi’ Forum hosted by Al-Arabi magazine was held from Mar. 4 to 6 in Kuwait under the general of ‘Peninsula and the Arabic Gulf: Half Century of Cultural Renaissance.’ The forum has been called ‘a hub of Arabic culture,’ which could be a leading line to look into the authentic respects […]
A young lady comes to a job fair offering some 28,000 jobs in Harbin, China
A job seeker looks on as she comes to a job fair offering some 28,000 job posts in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Kai>
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