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World
Ban Ki-Moon Clasps Hands With 2011 Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Winner At World Forum For Democracy
2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman, of Yemen, delivers her speech during the World Forum for Democracy, Monday, Oct 8, 2012 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France. Yemeni activist and journalist Tawakkol Karman, who galvanized Yemeni support for the Arab Spring, is also a cofounder of the…
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South Asia
Protests By Indian People Delay Contruction Of Atomic Power Plant In Kudankulam
Indian coast guards ride on a boat near the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, during a protest at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests in the past year by…
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East Asia
NK Students Devote Themselves To Various Activities At School In Pyongyang
Students perform musical instruments at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK), Oct. 5, 2012. Students play football at a school in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK), Oct. 5, 2012. Students study after class at a school in Pyongyang, capital of…
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Central Asia
A Rider Takes Part In Celebration Of Salburun, Hunting Festival, In Kyrgyzstan
In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 photo, a Kyrgyz rider carries a hare as dogs follow him during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Bokonbayevo some 300 km outside Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. <AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin> news@theasian.asia
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World
Meeting Of Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Opens In Istanbul, Turkey
Delegations from the relevant Ministries in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States attend the Senior Officials Meeting of the COMCEC in Istanbul of Turkey, on Oct. 8, 2012. The 28th Session of the OIC Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC), which is chaired by the President…
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East Asia
Japanese, British Reserchers Win Nobel Prize In Medicine, Physiology
In this April, 2008 photo, Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka, left, and British researcher John Gurdon exchange words as they attend a symposium on induced pluripotent stem cell in Tokyo. Gurdon and Yamanaka of Japan won this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 for…
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South Asia
Indian Artist Paints Idols Of Hindu Goddess For Durga Festival
An artist walks by idols of Hindu warrior goddess Durga, who destroys demons to prevail over evil, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The festival of Durga, who prefers to travel on a lion, will be celebrated from Oct. 20-24, 2012. An artist paints idols of Hindu warrior…
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East Asia
Japanese-Cambodian Naval Commanders Get Together In Phnom Penh
Cambodian Royal Navy’s Commander Admiral Tea Vinh (R) meets with visiting Rear Admiral Hidetoshi Fuchinoue, Japanese Training Squadron Commander (L) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Oct. 8, 2012. <Xinhua/Phearum> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Greenpeace Protests Against Hosting UN Summit On Biodiversity In Hyderabad, India
Greenpeace activists hang a banner with a photo of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh atop the Charminar monument in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The activists were protesting against India hosting the UN summit on biodiversity even as Indian forests are being destroyed due to coal mining. Singh’s government…
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World
Former Maldivian President Arrested To Face Charges Committed While In Office
In this photo released by Maldivian Democratic Party Secretariat, Maldives’ police personnel escort former President Mohamed Nasheed, center left, after he was arrested on Fares-Mathoda island, in the Gaaf Dhaal atoll, around 440 kilometers (273 miles) away from the capital Male, Maldives, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Police in the Maldives…
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