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East Asia
Children Delighted Seeing Three-Dimensional Pictures At Exhibition In Urumqi, China
Children play in front of a three dimensional picture displayed during a 3D magic art exhibition in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2012. A girl plays with her mother in front of a three dimensional picture displayed during a 3D magic art exhibition in…
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West Asia
Violent Anti-Gov’t Rally Calling For Political Freedom Goes On In Downtown Bahrain
Bahraini anti-government protesters, some holding petrol bombs, remove a palm tree trunk being used as a roadblock in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, to allow the passing of a march calling for freedom for political prisoners and in remembrance of those killed from Bahrain’s western villages. The protesters…
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East Asia
Vehicles Move At Snail’s Pace Due To Dense Fog Shouding Jangxi Province, China
Vehicles run on a fog-shrouded road in Nanchang, capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province, Oct. 29, 2012. A heavy fog smothered Nanchang on Monday, disturbing the local traffic. <Xinhua/Zhou Ke>
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Culture
International Chocolatiers, Chocolate Fair Opens In Geneva, Switzerland
Visitors taste kinds of chocolate at the second International Chocolatiers and Chocolate Fair, Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2012. About 25 chocolate producers from France and Switzerland took part in the two-day fair, which attracted more than 6,000 visitors. <Xinhua/Wang Siwei>
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South Asia
Fire Breaks Out At Chemical Factory In Karachi, Pakistan
A man looks at fire raging at a building of a chemical factory in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 28, 2012. A fierce fire broke out at a chemical factory in Gul Bai area of Karachi on Saturday night. No casualties have been reported. <Xinhua/Masroor>
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Culture
Various Delicacies Ready For Thanksgiving Dinner In Concord, N.H.
In this image taken on Oct. 8, 2012, herb-crusted sweet mashed potatoes are shown served in a bowl in Concord, N.H. In this image taken on Oct. 8, 2012, peach cranberry sauce is shown in Concord, N.H. In this image taken on Oct. 8, 2012, a slice of maple pumpkin…
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Politics
Ukrainian Parliamentary Election Held Amid Arrest Of Top Opposition Leader
A man casts his ballots at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Ukrainians are electing a parliament on Sunday in a crucial vote tainted by the jailing of top opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and fears of election fraud. <AP Photo/Pavlo Palamarchuk> Members of a local election commission…
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West Asia
Israeli President Pays Tribute In Knesset To Former PM Rabin Gunned Down In 1995
Israeli President Shimon Peres (Front) stands in a silent tribute to former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin gunned down by a Jewish assassin during a peace rally in Tel Aviv in 1995, during a special Knesset session in Jerusalem, Oct. 28, 2012. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
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East Asia
Psy phenomena: World goes Gangnam style
Psy has taken the world by surprise with his global success. Recently the Korean entertainer visited Australia where he is No. 1 in the charts, as he is in more than 30 countries. When he arrived in Sydney, Australian immigration asked him to dance “Gangnam Style.” He appeared on Australia’s…
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West Asia
Lebanese Citizens Stage Rally In Beirut Calling For An End To Political Paralysis
Neutral Lebanese citizens, march during a silent “white march” against the government and the opposition’s politics and for those who were killed and injured during the previous Friday’s explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday evening Oct. 25, 2012. A group of citizens non-affiliated or supported by any existent political party and…
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