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Column
Korean embassy visa official in Phnom Penh criticized for being too rigid
View over the Korean Embassy in Phnom Penh Seoul — It was surprising last week when I went to the South Korean embassy in Phnom Penh to ask for a visa to Seoul for my participation in an international media conference co-organized by the Singapore-based Konrad Adenauer Stiftung/Foundation (KAS) of Germany…
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Politics
Annan invites Turkey to Geneva meeting on Syria
UN envoy Kofi Annan has invited Turkey to the upcoming Geneva meeting of world powers to find ways of ending the violence in Syria. Annan said on Wednesday that the action group for Syria will convene at the ministerial level in Geneva on Saturday. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham…
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South Asia
Good Wealthy People Feed The Homeless In Pakistan
A number of homeless and poor people eat outside a local welfare trust. A great number of welfare trusts and local restaurants give food to such poor people everyday in Pakistan. These are funded and supported by the wealthy people, at times anonymously. These people live on the street, sleep under…
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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on June 28: Yemenis rejoice over Morsi’s victory
Major news in <Yemeni Times>: Yemenis rejoice over Morsi’s victory Yemenis expressed joy and excitement after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi was declared on Sunday as Egypt’s president-elect with 13.2 million votes. Before announcing the results, many Yemenis eagerly awaited the poll results, saying Morsi’s win will positively affect Yemen’s…
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South Asia
Major news in Jordan on June 28: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday
Major news in <Jordan Times>: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday HRH Crown Prince Hussein celebrates his 18th birthday on Thursday. On the occasion, His Majesty King Abdullah sent a letter to the Crown Prince, in which he urged him to follow in the steps of the Hashemite leaders and…
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Column
Spanish Police Evict Ecuadorian Family From Apartment
People are grabbed by police officers during the eviction of an Ecuadorian family in Oviedo, Spain Wednesday June 27, 2012. Jorge Cordero, along with his wife Patricia and 5-month-old daughter Amanda were evicted because they could not keep up their mortgage payments to the Cajastur bank. Seventeen people locked themselves…
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West Asia
Syrian TV Station Attacked
A man walks among the debris of the headquarters of al- Ekhbaria TV in a suburban area of the Syrian capital of Damascus on June 27, 2012. Three Syrian journalists were killed Wednesday when armed groups attacked the headquarters of the pro-government al-Ekhbaria TV in Damascus. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia займ с…
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West Asia
Mounting Anti-Human Crimes By Syrian Troops
In this picture taken on Saturday, June 23, 2012, a Syrian man flashes the victory sign as he stands with his friend atop of a burned Syrian military tank which was destroyed during a clashes between Syrian forces and rebels, at Saraqeb town, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria.…
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World
“We No Longer Overlook Hostile Acts”: Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, sits in the cockpit of a Hurkus (Freebird), Turkey’s first locally produced military training plane, a two-seat turboprop plane, unveiled during a ceremony outside Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Erdogan kept up his pressure on Syria on Wednesday, saying “we would never…
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Iran may boycott Korean products
If Korea complies with the European Union sanctions, Iran will consider halting all South Korean imports in response, Iran’s ambassador warned Wednesday. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency, Ambassador Ahmad Masumifar said Tehran “may decide to fully stop importing Korean goods” in protest against Seoul’s decision. The decision will…
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