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South Asia
Malala supports football match for ‘peace’ initiative
A ‘peace’ football match, launched by Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban while defending the right to women’s education, has been organized for coming September, Saudi-run Television broadcaster Al Arabiya reports. Kashif Siddiqi, a British-born Pakistani footballer and co-founder of ‘Football for Peace’ which supports…
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East Asia
Exile Tibetan monks carry portraits of self-immolators in candlelit protest
Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks carry portraits of Tibetan self-immolators and of their religious leader Panchen Lama during a candlelit protest gathering in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Reports say three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have…
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East Asia
N. Korean soldiers take photo at Kumsusan Palace in Pyongyang
North Korean soldiers pose for souvenir photos as they tour the grounds of Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang on Thursday, April 25, 2013. North Korean soldiers and civilians pose for…
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South East Asia
Myanmarese look at posters of death bodies allegedly killed by Muslims
Visitors to the Ma Soe Yein monastery gather to look at posters displaying the “969” logo, right, photos of dead bodies – allegedly Buddhists killed by Muslims, center, and detained illegal Bangladeshi nationals, left, outside the office of Buddhist monk Wirathu in Mandalay, Myanmar on March 28, 2013. 969 began…
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South East Asia
Indonesia’s low-cost carrier Lion Air launches full-service Batik Air
Two airline stewardesses pose for photos with a jetliner of Indonesian airline Batik Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, April 25, 2013. Indonesia’s largest low-cost carrier Lion Air launched its full-service subcompany Batik Air on Thursday with an airline between Jakarta and Manado.…
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West Asia
A Syrian refugee plays on flute in Jordan camp longing for homeland
Nizar Akrad, 37, who crossed to Jordan along with his wife and five children, plays on his flute at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Nizar says that his music that he plays is the only thing that keeps his heart filled with his homeland Syria.…
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West Asia
Syrian industrial facilities destroyed in opposition-held Aleppo
In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, rubble fills Sharia al-Sweiqa, inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria. A year after the opposition fighters stormed Aleppo, taking control of several districts in the city of three million and capturing much of its surrounding towns and villages, the industrial zones that…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi and French President hold press conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L, front) holds a welcoming ceremony for French President Francois Hollande in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2013. Xi held talks with Hollande here on Thursday. <Xinhua/Ju Peng> Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and French President Francois Hollande meet with journalists in Beijing, capital of…
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East Asia
N. Korean soldiers stand on steps overlooking border village Panmunjom
North Korean soldiers stand on steps overlooking the border village of Panmunjom, North Korea, which has separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. For weeks, North Korea has threatened to attack the U.S. and South Korea for holding joint military drills and for supporting U.N.…
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South East Asia
ASEAN makes progress on trade as summit closes
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei — Southeast Asian leaders were upbeat on April 25 about progress made on an ambitious plan to weld the region into a European Union-style economic community as a counterweight to Asian powerhouse China, while efforts were stalling on South China Sea disputes. Leaders attending…
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