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South Asia
Supporters Of Pakistani Opposition Parties Hold Rally To Call For Free, Fair Election In Islamabad
Supporters of several opposition parties gather outside the Pakistani parliament demanding free and fair elections in the country on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Participants of the rally shouted slogans against Pakistan’s ruling People’s Party and demanded a stronger and more independent election commission. Supporters of several opposition…
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South East Asia
Filipinos Get Angry At A U.S. Minesweeper Which Ran Aground Off Their World Heritage Site
Protesters are blocked by police as they attempt to march closer to the U.S. Embassy in Manila Monday Feb. 4, 2013 to protest the incident involving the USS Guardian, a U.S. minesweeper, which ran aground off Tubbataha Reef, a World Heritage Site, southwest of the Philippines. Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr.…
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West Asia
A Jewish Boy Performs Bar Mitzvah Ceremony Giving Him Rights Of A Fully Grown Man
A 13-year-old Jewish boy (C) is surrounded by his family members during his Bar Mitzvah ceremony to be recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a fully grown man, at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City on Feb. 4, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Soldiers Celebrate The 65th Independence Day In Trincomalee
Sri Lankan Army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives to attend an event on Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the…
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East Asia
Chinese Perform Various Traditional Activities To Celebrate Beginning Of Spring
Villagers are about to kill a pig for a feast in Jiangwan Village of Wuyuan County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Feb. 4, 2013. Various traditional activities were held in Wuyuan to celebrate “Lichun”, literally meaning the beginning of the spring, as well as the Xiaonian Festival which falls on the…
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South Asia
Malala Shot By Taliban For Promoting Women’s Education Thanks People Who Supported Her Through Video
In this Jan. 22 2013 photo released by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham England Monday Feb. 4 2013, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai reads get well cards. The Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 2012 has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, released Monday, saying she…
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South Asia
Students Hold A Fashion Show To Mark World Cancer Day In Hyderabad, India
Students from various fashion institutes display Cancer prevention themes during a fashion show on the occasion of World Cancer Day at the Apollo Cancer Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The show was organized to send a strong message to the youths on lifestyle modifications necessary to prevent…
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West Asia
Palestinian And Israeli Schools Teach One-Sidedly About Their Conflict
In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 photograph, Palestinian students attend a class in a school in the West Bank city of Ramallah. A U.S.-funded study released Monday said both Israeli and Palestinian school books largely present one-sided narratives of the conflict between the two peoples and tend to ignore the…
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South East Asia
Filipinos Stage Protest Against Gov’t Reckless Mining, Logging In Mindanao
Police arrest protesters as they attempt to stage a rally at the gates of the Presidential Palace Monday Feb. 4, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters alleged that large scale mining and logging in Mindanao in southern Philippines under the present government, has contributed to more than 2,000 deaths and…
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East Asia
Park Geun-hye gov’t asked to prepare for welfare policy of unified Korea
The election of Park Geun-hye as the new President of the ROK has attracted much attention internationally. Some observers have emphasised the fact that she is the first woman to become the leader of South Korea, while others prefer to dwell on her being the daughter of former South Korean…
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