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World
Some 250,000 Syrians Escape To Four Neighboring Countries
A Jordanian army vehicle carries Syrian refugees after they crossed into Jordanian territory near the town of Ramtha, Sept. 15, 2012. According to UNHCR, a total of 253,106 people have registered or are awaiting registration as Syrian refugees in Syria’s four neighboring countries, namely Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. <Xinhua/Mohammad…
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IT-Science
Asheville Emerges As One Of Best Places For Retirees
In this June 16, 2010 file photo, a rainbow forms over the City Hall building in Asheville, N.C. The idea of people who uproot and move when they retire conjures up images of warm, sunny Florida or Arizona. But some of the older members of the baby boom generation (the…
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World
Bangladeshi Garment Workers Clash With Police Over Pay Hike
Bangladeshi garment workers make fire in the middle of a street to block traffic during a protest at Narayanganj, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. According to local news reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting demanding pay hike and reduction in working hours clashed with police…
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World
Martyr’s Day Observed On Martyrs Square In Tripoli
TRIPOLI– Family members of those who lost their lives fighting against forces loyal to former leader Muammar Gaddafi hold their photos during the commemoration of Martyr’s Day on Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 16, 2012. This day marks the death of Omar Al Mukhtar, Libya’s most famous freedom fighter…
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World
People Mark Jewish New Year Holiday In Jerusalem
Jewish boys carry a bench to a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, began at sunset on Sept. 16 this year. A Jewish family dressed in festive costumes walk in the Old…
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South Asia
Monsoon Rains Inundate Indian City Of Allahabad
An Indian policeman shaves while sitting on his bed after flood waters entered the George town police station following heavy monsoon rains in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. An Indian policeman leaves for work from the George town police station which was flooded following heavy monsoon rains in Allahabad,…
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World
Peninsula Fish Festival Held In Istanbul, Turkey
Fishermen compete during the 10th Historical Peninsula Fish Festival in Istanbul of Turkey, on Sept. 16, 2012. Citizens and visitors queue for free grilled fishes during the 10th Historical Peninsula Fish Festival in Istanbul of Turkey, on Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Anti-Japan Protests Continue In Major Chinese Cities
A Chinese demonstrator throws a teargas canister back to riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China have begun another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. <AP Photo/Apple…
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East Asia
Chinese Quake Victims Get Food In Relocation Area
People get food at a relocation area in Luozehe Township in Yiliang, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 16, 2012. A dining center was set up at a relocation area in Luozehe Township after multiple earthquakes struck Yiliang county and neighboring areas in Yunnan on Sept. 7, killing at least 81…
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World
Lybian President Speaks Of Killing Of Four Americans
Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif , speaks during his interview with the Associated Press at his resident, regarding the attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on Tuesday night, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Sept. 16, 2012. “At least some of them, not necessarily the Militia as a whole, there…
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