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West Asia
Syrian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Get Together In Damascus
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, left, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad is seen top center. <AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Ahn Cheol-soo Announces His Run For Presidency
Ahn Cheol-soo, the founder of Seoul-based antivirus maker AhnLab, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Ahn has formally announced his presidential bid in South Korea because of public calls to reform politics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
U.S. Defense Chief Talks With Xi Jinping In Beijing
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, meets with China’s Vice President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Panetta met Wednesday with Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi, who just days ago reappeared after a puzzling two-week disappearance. <AP Photo/Larry Downing> Chinese Vice President…
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East Asia
Chinese Hold Anti-Japan Protest In Kuala Lumpur
Chinese protestors hold a banner during an anti-Japan protest on disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, outside the Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The banner reads ” Diaoyu Island belongs to China.” A Chinese protestor holds a Chinese national flag during an…
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South Asia
Anti-U.S. Protests In Muslim Countries Become Violent
Afghan university students step over a U.S. flag in Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Hundreds of Afghans, some shouting “Death to America”, held a protest against an anti-Islam film in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Afghan university students burn a U.S. flag…
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Column
[Indonesia Report] Endangered Sumatran elephant gives birth to a female baby
An endanger Sumatran Elephant gave birth to a female calf on early morning of Tuesday (Sept. 28) at Conservation Response Unit Sampoiniet in Aceh Jaya, Aceh. Suci, a trained Sumatran Elephant, 20 years old, did not show any sign of labor, Wahdi Azmi, field manager for the Aceh branch of…
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South Asia
Indian Hindu Devotees Start 10-Day Long Ganesh Festival
A Hindu devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha during a procession in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The ten-day long Ganesh festival began Wednesday and ends with the immersion of Ganesha idols in water bodies on the 10th day. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) Indian devotees raise their…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Students Hold Anti-Tobacco Proest In Jakarta
Indonesian students shout slogans during an anti-tobbaco protest outside the venue of the World Tobacco Asia (WTA) conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2012. Indonesia has long been criticized for its lack of tobacco controls is one of a remaining handful of countries that has failed to sign the…
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World
Sri Lankan Muslims Protest Against Anti-Islam Film In Colombo
Sri Lankan Muslims hit with a broom and sandals on a banner carrying portraits of Pastor Terry Jones, left, U.S. President Barack Obama and Christian activist Steve Klein, right, during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Hundreds of Muslims in Sri Lanka’s capital protested Wednesday against…
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South East Asia
Anti-U.S. Protests Over Anti-Islam Film Intensified In Indonesia
Police officers stand guard during a protest against American-made film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam and Prophet Muhammad outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. An Indonesian Muslim protester kicks a banner hung on the razor wire surrounding the U.S. Embassy compound during a…
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