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South Asia
Pakistan Frees Indian Fishermen As Goodwill Gesture
Released Indian fishermen wait for immigration clearance at Wagah Border in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Pakistan released 48 Indian fishermen, 10 of them teenagers, as a goodwill gesture during the official visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna. Released Indian fishermen cross Wagah Border in…
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South Asia
Garment Factory Fire In Pakistan Leaves About 100 Casualties
People watch ongoing rescue operation at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 11, 2012. Two factory fire incidents that occurred in Pakistan on Tuesday have claimed 40 lives and wounded 57 others, according to local media. Fire rages at a garment factory in Karachi, southern Pakistan. Pakistani…
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World
Yemeni Defense Minister Severely Injured In Car Bomb Attack
People gather at the attack scene in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 11, 2012. Yemen’s Defence Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed was severely injured in a car bomb attack earlier Tuesday targeting his motorcade, killing 12 people, seven of whom were bodyguards of the minister, said Yemen’s interior ministry. <Xinhua/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Netanyahu Inspects Israeli Military Exercise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with soilders during visiting an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Golani Brigade exercise in the Golan Heights on September 11, 2012. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Israeli Defense Forces'(IDF) Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (R) during visiting an IDF Golani Brigade…
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World
Looking Daily Livings Of Ordinary People In Myanmar
In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, people take trishaws on a road in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. A Myanmar worker pulls a cart carried goods at main market in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Myanmar school children run on a road as they dismiss school in Sittwe,…
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World
“Museum Of Innocence,” Named After A Novel, Opens In Istanbul
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2012 shows the exterior of the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul, Turkey. The museum, named after a novel written by Nobel-prize winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, houses a collection of Istanbul’s past cultural and daily life artifacts from the time period the novel was set…
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World
A Kidnapped Turkish Businessman Released In Beirut
The Turkish businessman Aydin Tufan Tekin, 28, left, who was kidnapped by the Meqdad clan in the suburb of Beirut on Aug. 15, shakes hands with Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, right, after he was released at the Lebanese General Security Forces headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012.…
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Politics
Korea needs to beat Japan’s Dokdo PR blitz
Korea needs to beat Japan’s moves to promote its claims on Dokdo islets overseas, experts said Tuesday. They pointed out that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade should map out a strategy to systematically weaken Tokyo’s attempts to encroach on Korea’s territorial sovereignty. “If it comes to a public…
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Column
Violent sex crimes against children
Several years ago I wrote an article in this paper (“From sexually abused to abusers”) after a violent eroticised attack on a young girl. I stated that the mass media coverage of such crimes was useful because it reminded us that the types of people who reside inside the prison…
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Seoul shows flexibility on NK aid
Seoul has not ruled out rice or other sensitive item as it consults over how to aid to flood-stricken North Korea, an official said Tuesday. The North on Monday accepted the Lee Myung-bak government’s proposal to hold talks on the matter, and asked it to specify the quantity and type…
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