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West Asia
Syrian Gov’t Air Strikes Destroy Civilian Homes, Buildings
Syrians look for the bodies two girls thought to be under the rubble of a building hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 Syrians salvage what they can of their belongings from a building that was hit during a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo,…
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Culture
Muslims In Moscow Observe End Of Ramadan
Muslim men, bowing toward Mecca, perform Eid al-Fitr prayers that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. More than two hundred thousand Muslims gathered at Moscow’s mosques to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Culture
Muslims In Panama City Celebrate Last Day Of Ramadan
Muslim children participate in a prayer during the celebration of the last day of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Panama City, capital of Panama, on Aug. 19, 2012. <Xinhua=Mauricio Valenzuela> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Rally To Denounce Japan Over Disputed Island
Anti-Japan protesters march in Chengdu, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Sunday Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Children Can Be Cheerful Even At Refugee Camp
MAFRAQ — Syrian refugee children play at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in northern Jordandian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Aug. 19, 2012. Around 3,000 Syrians take shelters in the desert Zaatari refugee camp that was opened last month to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. <Xinhua=Mohammad Abu Ghosh>…
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South Asia
Monsoon Rains Inundate Many Parts Of India
Three people ride on a motorcycle through the banks of the River Tawi flooded due to monsoon rains in Jammu, India, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September. A child sits on a couch outside her home on the banks of the River Tawi…
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Society
Could Japanese understand it?
KFA letter contains at least 27 grammatical, contextual errors A brief six-paragraph letter sent by the Korea Football Association (FTA) to its Japanese counterpart regarding the brouhaha following the football match between the two countries at the London Olympics contains at least 27 mistakes. Judging by his poor construction, it…
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East Asia
Keruntuhan Korea Utara Dapat Memicu Perang Sino-Amerika: Ahli
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, saat ini sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut salah satu berita dari benua Asia. Jika Korea Utara runtuh, hal ini dapat menyebabkan perang antara Amerika Serikat dan China dalam dekade mendatang, peringatan ini datang dari seorang ahli keamanan Amerika. Sebuah laporan oleh James Dobbins,…
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Society
Death of dissident in 1975 may bring political storm
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will form a fact-finding panel to investigate the death of Chang Joon-ha, a prominent dissident who fought against the authoritarian government of then-President Park Chung-hee, in 1975. The move came after Chang’s family renewed suspicions that he might have…
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Business
Gamers pack Korean developers’ booths
COLOGNE, Germany — At one of the biggest games trade shows in the World, the booths of Korean game developers and exhibitors Nexon and NCsoft bustled. On the opening day of the four-day Gamescom 2012, taking place at the Koelnmesse exhibition center for the fourth consecutive year, the two firms…
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