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South Asia
Colorful Parade Held To Support Gays, Lesbians In Hyderabad, India
A participant waves a rainbow flag from a motorcycle as members and supporters of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community take out the Hyderabad gay pride parade in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The parade was held to spread awareness about harassment, violence and discrimination faced by the…
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West Asia
Israelis Visit Multimedia Exhibition Of Van Gogh’s Works In Tel Aviv
Israelis visit the multimedia exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh’s work, “Van Gogh Alive,” in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/Oded Balilty>
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South East Asia
Cambodian People Pray For Fomer King Sihanouk Before His Cremation Ceremony
People sit to pay their respects to the late former king Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2013. The royal cremation ceremony of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk will be held on Monday. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> A family…
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West Asia
Yemeni Protesters Ask Gov’t To Provide Medical Service For Those Wounded In 2011 Uprising In Sanaa
A protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the 2011 uprising in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 3, 2013. Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the…
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West Asia
A Man Carries His Sister Wounded By Gov’t Airstrike On Aleppo, Syria
Syrian man carries his sister who was wounded in a government airstrike hit the neighborhood of Ansari, in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which opposes the regime, said government troops bombarded a building in Aleppo’s rebel-held neighborhood of Eastern Ansari…
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West Asia
This kind of dialogue carries no weight
The title is “National Dialogue” in reference to the not so good efforts one by the president to meet a so-called opposition and the ones who agree to meet up with are no opposition at all, acting like children as shown in the picture.
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Society
Freedom Comes Back To Mali As French Troops Take Control Of The Region
A man and a woman walk together, which would not be allowed under the rule of Islamic militants who ruled the city until French troops took control, in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Men and women were not allowed to interact in public under the rule of Islamic militants.…
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East Asia
Palace Museum in Forbidden City holds a huge number of Chinese culture relics
A restoring expert of the Palace Museum fills colors for an ancient calligraphy work at Cultural Relics Protection Science and Technology Department in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2013. The famous Forbidden City in Beijing houses the Palace Museum, which was established on October 1925.…
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South Asia
An Indian Man Compete In Bullock Cart Race During A Rural Sports Festival In Kila Raipur, Punjab
An Indian villager participates in a bullock cart race during a rural sports festival, also known as “Indian Rural Olympics”, in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The three-day long event is a celebration of rural life in India’s farming belt…
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South Asia
Unknown Gunmen Kill Three More People In Karachi, Bringing Total Death Toll In January To 155
People and rescuers gathered around bodies of victims at a hospital in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Jan. 31, 2013. At least three people were killed as unknown gunmen opened fire at a vehicle in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, bringing the death toll to…
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