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IT-Science
Scientists: Male Beluga Whales Make Human-Like Sound, Several Octaves Lower Than Typical Whale Calls
This undated photo provided by the U.S Navy shows a male Beluga whale that scientists say made human-like sounds. An acoustic analysis revealed the human-like sounds were several octaves lower than typical whale calls. The research was published online Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in Current Biology. <AP Photo/U.S. Navy>
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West Asia
Tunisians Protest Against Gov’t Policy In Tunis Amid Chaotic Political Climate
A demonstrator leads other Tunisians who took to the streets of Tunis Monday Oct. 22, 2012, to protest against government policy. Tunisia will celebrate on Tuesday a year since its first free elections in a political climate marked by tensions within the national assembly, a stalled new constitution and sporadic…
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West Asia
Annual Islamic Pilgrimage Attracts Pilgrims From Around World To Grand Mosque In Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Palestinian children perform a simulated pilgrimage celebrating the upcoming Islamic pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha festival at their school in the West Bank city of Nablus on Oct. 22, 2012. <Xinhua/Ayman Nobani> Muslim pilgrims leave the Grand mosque after the noon prayer in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. The…
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East Asia
Japan’s Justice Minister Resigns Over His Alleged Connection With Yakuza
In this Oct. 12, 2012 photo, Japan’s Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka speaks during a press conference at justice ministry in Tokyo. Japanese media reported that Tanaka submitted his resignation on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 over health issues and allegations that he took questionable contributions and attended a gangster’s wedding. <AP…
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West Asia
Turkish Youths In Region Bordering Syria Protest Against Foreign Intervention In Syria
Demonstrators gesture during a protest in Hatay of Turkey, on Oct. 21, 2012. A group of youth protested against foreign intervention in Syria, near the Turkish-Syrian border on Sunday. Five people were detained as some protestors clashed with police. A demonstrator is arrested by police during a protest in Hatay…
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West Asia
Tension Heightens In Beirut After Overnight Clashes Between Sunni And Shiite Gunmen
A masked Sunni gunman stands guard on a road leading to a Shiite neighborhood after overnight clashes that erupted between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni and Shiite gunmen have wounded several people. The officials…
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South Asia
Hindu Devotees Celebrate Five-Day Festival Of Dussehra In Major Cities Of India
In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, Indian artists prepare themselves before going on stage for a traditional Ramleela drama, narrating the life of Hindu God Rama, to celebrate the festival of Dussehra in Allahabad, India. The Hindu festival of Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon…
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East Asia
Chinese Aged 60 Or Above Expected To Account For One Third Of Total Population By 2050
Members of an elderly model club rehearse in a park in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, Feb. 7, 2012. China had 190 million people at or above the age of 60 at the end of last year, according to the China National Committee on Ageing (CNCA). It is…
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South Asia
Some 3 Million Pakistani Girls Fail To Attend Schools
Children attend a class at a public school in Multan, Pakistan, on Oct. 22, 2012. In Pakistan, 5.1 million children are out of school and 63 percent of them are girls, according to a recent UN report. Children attend an English class at a public school in Multan, Pakistan, on…
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Society
Penn Museum Installs Artifact Lab To Repair Egyptian Human, Animal Mummies
This photo taken Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 shows a hieroglyphic-inscribed slab of wood that comprised part of the coffin of an Egyptian named Ahanakht, circa 2000 B.C. at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. The newly installed Artifact Lab at the Penn Museum allows visitors to peek behind the scenes as…
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