-
tobechecked
A Show Of Hatred Against Former President
Female protestors display the colors of various flags painted on their hands during a demonstration demanding the trial of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
tobechecked
How Sincere A Prayer Through Prison Wall Would Be?
A prisoner rests his arms in the wall of his cell during a Mass for prisoners in the courtyard of La Esperanza penal center in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, May 7, 2012. The prisoners asked for Monsignor Fabio Colindres to hold a Mass for them at the prison. <AP/NEWSis>…
Read More » -
tobechecked
A Squatter’s Reason To Be Desperate
Nepalese riot police detain a squatter residing on the banks of the Bagmati River in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Government forces have reportedly vacated more than 200 squatters who have set up their homes illegally along the banks of the river. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
tobechecked
Showcasing LG’s New Products
In this photo taken by AP Images for LG Mobile Phones, LG Mobile Product Specialist, Hamed Nusaty, center, shows trade show attendees LG Mobile’s latest LTE devices at the International CTIA Wireless 2012 Convention, Tuesday May 8, 2012, in New Orleans. LG Mobile is showcasing it’s first phone-tablet hybrid, the…
Read More » -
South Asia
Four Conjoined Kittens
Four conjoined kittens, which a cat gave birth in Larkana town of Sindh province of Pakistan. A man brought these conjoined kittens to the press club to show them to journalists. Birth of conjoined babies to women takes place but of conjoined kittens was strange for…
Read More » -
IT-Science
A game of chicken
Samsung tussles with LG in OLED market Oversupply is slowing growth in the global display industry triggering another “game of chicken” in this already cutthroat market. The world’s top flat-screen makers ― Samsung and LG Display ― have been competing fiercely to take the lead in advanced displays called OLED…
Read More » -
‘Bo Xilai case affects China policy on N. Korea’
The apparent rise of reformers in the Chinese Communist Party raises the possibility of a tougher line on North Korea amid growing frustration over Pyongyang’s provocations, an expert said Tuesday. Analysts say the recent ouster of former politburo member Bo Xilai in connection with the suspected murder of a British…
Read More » -
North Korea says detainee died of hepatitis
North Korea has announced that Shin Sook-ja, a 69-year-old South Korean woman stranded in the Stalinist state for over two decades, has died and that her two daughters renounced their father who had escaped back to the South. In a response letter to the United Nations, Ri Jang-gon, the North’s…
Read More » -
Business
Misfortunes strike Naver
NHN, the Internet search company that runs Naver, is weathering a sea of troubles, including corporate fund embezzlement and a massive brain drain. The two factors indicate that the firm’s management is losing its grip, experts said. According to NHN Tuesday, one NHN official is suspected of embezzling about 3.6…
Read More » -
Politics
Leftist party losing support base
In less than a month after the nation’s support for a left-wing party hit a record high of over 10 percent, its popularity began to burst like a bubble in the face of an escalating intraparty election scandal. According to a poll conducted Monday by the pollster Realmeter, the support…
Read More »