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South Asia
Rescuers search for survivors after a section of a bridge collapsed in Kolkata, India
Rescue workers of the Disaster Management Group conduct search operations at the site where a section of a bridge collapsed early morning in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Three persons traveling in a truck that was passing through the bridge were seriously injured in the accident. <AP Photo/Bikas Das/NEWSis>
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South East Asia
Injured people taken to an ambulance in Sabah, Malaysia, where 5 policemen were killed in an ambush
Security personnel carry the injured to an ambulance at a village where a shootout occured at Semporna in Sabah, Malaysia, on March 2, 2013. At least 5 policemen were killed in an ambush in Malaysia’s Sabah state as gunmen were spotted outside the village where standoff continued between security forces…
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East Asia
A woman carries her children to safety after an earthquake in Yunnan, China
Local resident Yang Yuying carries her children as she walks past a piece of collapsed wall after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on March 3, 2013. The number of people confirmed injured by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China’s…
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West Asia
An injured Imperial Eagle goes through flying training at a park near Tel Aviv
An injured Eastern Imperial Eagle fly’s, right, tethered by a 70 meter long line tied up to its legs in an open field at Ariel Sharon Park, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 3, 2013. The Imperial Eagle was unable to fly after being injured a few months ago and…
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South East Asia
Supporters celebrate after Democrat Party candidate elected as Bangkok governor
Supporters of Demcorat party candidate Sukhumbhand Paribatra celebrate after he won his second term as Bangkok governor in a local election on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailan. The election was overshadowed by political divisiveness that has wracked Thailand for much of the past eight years. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit>
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West Asia
A protester kisses a dog during a march for animal rights in Istanbul
A protester holds a dog who is kissing a lady during a march for animal rights at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on March 3, 2013. Demonstrators gathered against a proposed amendment to Law NO. 5199 on the protection of animals. Activists fear the regulation will lead to mass killing…
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West Asia
‘Al-Arabi’ Forum Proclaims Arabic Cultural Renaissance
The annual ‘Al-Arabi’ forum, a hub of Arabic culture, will be held from Mar. 4 to 6 in Kuwait. In a press conference, Dr. Sulieman Al-Askri, Editor-in-Chief for Al Arabi magazine announced the events of the 12th Al-Arabi Forum hosted by Al-Arabi magazine under the general theme of ‘Peninsula and the Arabic Gulf: Half Century…
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West Asia
“Don’t care how many to kill”
*Artist Essam Azouz, an Egyptian, has more than thirty years of practical experience in the field of fine arts, painting, drawing and graphic design. He also has great experience in publishing, set design for theater, graphic illustration in modern art, and book cover design. He worked for many years in…
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