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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Form Solidarity With Doctors Arrested For Treating Injured Protesters
Bahraini anti-government protesters move in the shadows, waving national flags during a march in solidarity with Bahraini jailed doctors in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012. Pictures of political prisoners are seen on the wall at left. Bahrain police arrested doctors who treated injured anti-government protesters who clashed with…
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Society
Yellow Cabs In Flooded Parking Lot Come To Surface As Superstorm Sandy Recede
A parking lot full of yellow cabs that was flooded the day before is now dry as flood waters recede in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. <AP/NEWSis=Charles Sykes>
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South Asia
Various Gift Boxes In Display At Supermarket For Celebration Of Hindu Festival Of Lights In India
Gift boxes and baskets are seen outside a supermarket in the business area of New Delhi, India, Oct. 31, 2012. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, will be celebrated in many parts of the country. Fruit baskets are seen outside a supermarket in the business area of New Delhi, India,…
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West Asia
Many Poor Families Still Make Do With Only Bread For All Three Meals In Iraq
Children ride a donkey cart in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. An Iraqi woman distributes bread as a lunch meal for her family in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Many poor families eat only bread for all three meals in…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] President SBY visits London despite arrest threat
Despite of the threat from West Papua Independent organization’s leader Benny Wenda’s call for civil arrest of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono upon his arrival in London, SBY left Indonesia Tuesday for London (October 30) to answer the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II. According to Vivanews report, SBY is visiting Britain along with the…
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[Nuclear Symposium] No safe guaranteed in using nuclear power no matter how peaceful it may be
At the time the Gulf States were racing to get the Western satisfaction on using the nuclear power in peaceful ways, and make use of the stack of oil wealth in running the European and American economy, the disaster of Japan came as a bomb blowing away the Gulf ambitions…
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West Asia
Even Kalashnikov Poses No Threat On Cat Sleeping At Security Check Point In Gaza City
A cat sleeps next a Kalashnikov weapon on a Hamas security check point in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Bernat Armangue>
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East Asia
People Rush On Bicycle Amid Dense Fog In Lianyungang, East China
Residents ride in fog in Lianyungang, a port city in east China’s Jiangsu Province, on Oct. 31, 2012. The port city witnessed dense fog as the visibility in urban area was less than 500 meters. <Xinhua/Geng Yuhe>
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South Asia
Dhobi Ghat, Outdoor Laundry, Emerges As New Tourist Attraction In Mumbai, India
A worker washes clothes at Dhobi Ghat, in Mumbai, India, Oct. 30, 2012. Dhobi Ghat, known as one of the biggest outdoor laundries, became a tourist site as hundreds of washmen work here during every dawn and dusk. <Xinhua/Wang Ping>
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South Asia
Collision Of Fully Packed Passenger Van With Truck Leaves 23 Dead In Pakistan
Rescuers remove a body from the accident site in east Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, Oct. 30, 2012. At least 23 people were killed when a fully packed passenger van collided with a truck in Pakistan’s eastern Bahawalpur district on Tuesday, said the police. Rescuers work at the accident site in east Pakistan’s…
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