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West Asia
A Bahraini riot policeman chases protersters throwing petrol bombs
Black smoke leaps the air after Bahraini anti-government protesters, not pictured, set ablaze a row of burning tires set on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. A riot policeman chases protesters, not pictured, throwing petrol bombs, on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP…
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South East Asia
Malaysia’s ruling party flags fly as elections compaign kicks off
A flag of Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition flies as a man works on a fishing boat in Kuantan, Pahang state, Malaysia, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Malaysian politicians Saturday began formal campaigning for May 5 general elections that will determine if Prime Minister Najib Razak’s governing coalition can extend nearly…
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East Asia
International community expresses condolences over China earthquake
Some countries Saturday conveyed condolences to China over a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, which has killed at least 124 people. In a message sent to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences on Saturday over the devastating earthquake and said that Russia is willing…
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East Asia
Strong quake jolts China’s Sichuan, killing 160
A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 5,500 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. Saturday’s quake, while not as destructive as the one in 2008, toppled…
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South East Asia
Novices pray at Shwedagon Pagoda on Myanmarese New Year’s day
People are seen on the first day of Myanmar new calendar year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2013. On Myanmar new year’s day, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to…
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West Asia
The ‘All Arts Istanbul’ fair exhibits Turkish handicraft, art works
Turkish handmade silk products are seen at an art show in Istanbul, April 18, 2013. The “All Arts Istanbul” fair was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Thursday. Nearly 100 artists and arts groups participated in this exhibition. The art fair brings together traditional Turkish handicrafts, classical paintings, modern…
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West Asia
A visually-impaired Palestinian teacher makes bamboo chairs
Mahmoud Taha, a 61-year-old visually-impaired Palestinian teacher, works on chairs made of bamboo at a workshop in Al-Ala’iya school for visually-impaired children in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, April 15, 2013. Taha, who was injured in an Israeli bomb explosion when he was nine years old, teaches and trains…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s carpet exports dwindle to half during last five years
Pakistanis craft hand-made carpets at a local factory in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, April 14, 2013. According to reports, Pakistan’s carpet exports have witnessed a huge decline of more than 50 percent during the last five years. <Xinhua/Mohammad>
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East Asia
A Chinese sanitation worker sprays disinfectant to bird flu confirmed house
A staff member wearing a protection suit spray disinfectant to the hen house whose the proprietor surnamed Chen in Chajian Town of Tianchang City, east China’s Anhui Province, April 16, 2013. Chen was tested positive for H7N9 virus on April 15, according to the provincial health department in Anhui. Chen’s…
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East Asia
A N. Korean boy talks in front of TV camera at art exhibition
A painting, depicting North Korean soldiers ambushing and killing U.S. troops, hangs on a gallery wall at an art exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday April 19, 2013. A North Korean boy practices his lines, “Our country is the greatest in the world”, as he is filmed by a…
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