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Pakistan’s Film Nominated for First Oscar

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the renowned journalist and the documentary maker, has nominated for Oscar with her film ‘Saving Face’. Her film has become the first Pakistani to win Oscar nominee in the short-subject documentary category. In the interview with the Pakistani English-language newspaper, she said. “I personally feel that acid attacks…

East Asia

Spring Festival Celebration With Diving

Russian and Chinese winter swimmers show their diving skills in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 25, 2012. A joint performance of winter swimming was given by Chinese and Russian swimmers in Harbin during the Spring Festival holiday, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which fell on…

Politics

Ban Ki-moon’s Remarks on 5 Yr Action Agenda

Secretary-General Presents Five-year Action Agenda to General Assembly, Highlighting Killer Diseases, Sustainable Development, Preventive Approaches as Priorities Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on his five-year action agenda, “The Future We Want”, in New York on 25 January: Good morning and my warmest regards to you…

World

Egyptians Mark the1st Anniversary of Arab Spring

An Egyptian attends a rally on the Tahrir Square marking the first anniversary of “January 25th Revolution” in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia

World

Ban Addresses his 2nd Term Agenda

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during his first press conference since he began his second five-year terms on Jan. 1. at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia

South Asia

3 Pakistani Lawyers Killed by Armed Men

A lawyer’s relative mourns in Karachi, Pakistan, Jan. 25, 2012. At least three lawyers were killed and another one was injured in a firing near a court of southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported. <Photo: Xinhua/Arshad> news@theasian.asia

West Asia

Bahrainians Protest Against Gov’t

Anti-government demonstrators throw self-made petrol bombs against police in a Shiite village near Manama, Bahrain, on Jan. 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

East Asia

Japan on 26 January 2012

Japan on 26 January 2012 <NIKKEI> : “Fed Sees Ultra-Low Rates Through ’14” news@theasian.asia

East Asia

China on 26 January 2012

China on 26 January 2012 <Xinhua> : “Egyptians mark 1st anniversary of January 25th Revolution” news@theasian.asia

Central Asia

Uzbekistan on 26 January 2012

Uzbekistan on 26 January 2012 <Jahon> : “Cabinet of Ministers Revisits Past Year” news@theasian.asia

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