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South Asia
People In India Recognized As Descendants Of Jew Leave For Israel To Live
A Bnei Menashe Jewish community woman, right, bids goodbye as other leaves for Israel from Churachandpur, in India’s northeastern state of Manipur Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The Jews from India’s northeastern state of Manipur are known as Bnei Menashe and claim to be descendants of one the 10 lost tribes…
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West Asia
Growing Number Of Syrians Under Treatment At Hospitals Due To Gov’t Airstrike
In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 photo, the bed of a Syrian patient, not pictured, at an intensive care unit of a hospital is seen in the village of Atmeh, Syria. In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 photo, Syrian patients lie in their beds at an intensive care unit of…
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Society
Rituals Performed By Shamans In Hope Of Preventing Apocalyptic Mayan Prediction
Peruvian shamans perform a ritual against the alleged 2012 apocalyptic Mayan prediction in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The supposed 5 a.m. Friday doomsday hour had already arrived in several parts of the world with no sign of the apocalypse. The social network Imgur posted photos of clocks turning…
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East Asia
Four Asian nations in power transition asked to have summit meeting at DMZ
Any one to study the history of the Far East Asia can easily realize how much it is difficult to grow the seeds of trust in the soil of those four countries; China, Japan, North & South Korea. This is true either for people or more critical for the politicians.…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] A lot of memorable things happen for Indonesia during 2012
Year 2012 is soon to end in a count of days. Major events happened around the world that marks a big change and spectacular moment in each country. Leadership changes took place in world’s major power countries. Barack Obama won his 2nd term as President of most powerful country in…
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South Asia
Movie making based on theme about deadly psychological disorder
R.A Productions presents A Rahul Aijaz film ‘Morgue’ Starring: Muhammad Ahsan Anthony Galli Tayyeb Khan Sherwan Rohel Aijaz As a film student, I am always looking for new ideas to explore. Despising what the mainstream storytelling is all about, I try to find another way to tell stories, experimenting with…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian parliamentary delegation visits Palestine
Indonesian mass media, detiknews.com reported on the agenda of Indonesian House of Representative Commission I’s visit to Palestine on December 7. In the report, it said that the meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas Ismail Haniyya in Gaza is one of the most important agenda of Commission I’s visit. After meeting…
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South East Asia
Stone Jars Found In Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Attract Tourists
Tourist take photos of the stone jar in Phonsavan, capital of Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, Dec. 19, 2012. The stone jars appear in clusters, ranging from a single one or a few to several hundred jars. They were made from the granite, the marble, the sand stone or the limestone.…
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West Asia
Afghan Soldiers Donate Bags And Blankets For Displaced Students At A School
Afghan military officials count students at a school in Qarghaye, Laghman province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Afghan military officers donated school bags, notebooks, child blankets, tea pots to over 120 internally displaced students and 8 teachers of a school in Laghman province. The process of taking…
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East Asia
Appreciation Meeting On Works Of Tanga Art Held In Beijing
Visitors watch the works of Tangka Art during an appreciation meeting held in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 19, 2012. The appreciation meeting, with the participation of numerous experts explaining the displayed some 60 works of Tangka Art on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Wang Yongji>
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