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World
Funeral Held For Israeli Soldier Killed By Islamic Militant
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of their comrade Cpl. Netanel Yahalomi, 20, during his funeral in the Israeli city of Modiin, early Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Yahalomi was killed Friday in a shootout between Islamic militants and Israeli troops along Israel’s southern border with Egypt. The Israeli troops returned fire,…
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Society
Mutual relations witness steady developments
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ahmad Al-Barrak contributed the following article to The Korea Times on the occasion of the 82nd National Day of Saudi Arabia. — ED. The 82nd celebration of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2012 comes while the…
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World
Yemen Starts Probe On Brutality During Anti-Gov’t Protest Last Year
A Yemeni walks past pictures of protesters allegedly killed during the 2011 uprising against former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, at the Change Square in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 23, 2012. Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday issued a decree to investigate alleged human rights violations that occurred during protests last…
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West Asia
Iranians Protest Against Anti-Islam Caricature At French Embassy
Iranian protestors chant slogans in front of the French Embassy during a demonstration to condemn a French magazine caricaturing prophet Muhammad in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Vahid Salemi> news@theasian.asia
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IT-Science
iCourt: Season 2?
Samsung calls for new trial, Apple seeks $707 million more in damages Samsung Electronics has officially requested a U.S. court to throw out a decision by a San Jose jury, which found the Korean technology giant guilty of copying the look and feel of Apple’s iPhones and iPads. In legal…
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West Asia
18-Month Syrian Conflict Claimed To Have Killed 30,000
A Syrian man reacts outside of his damaged home, which was destroyed by a Syrian government airstrike earlier in the day, in Marea village, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Syria’s bloody 18-month conflict, which activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people, has so far eluded…
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South East Asia
Ten Islamic Militants Nabbed By Indonesian Police
In this Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 photo. An Indonesian police officer stands guard outside the house of a suspected militant after a police raid, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. An elite Indonesian anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of…
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40-somethings may hold ‘casting vote’
The outcome of the Dec. 19 presidential election is becoming extremely unpredictable as polls show the three leading candidates ― one representing the ruling party, one the opposition and an independent ― are neck and neck in the race. However, what seems clear is that swing voters in their 40s…
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South East Asia
Luxurious Belongings Of Imelda Marcos Seen Damaged At Museum
In this photo taken Aug. 14, 2012 and released Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 by the Philippine National Museum, former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos’ dress ragged by termites is shown at a section of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. Termites, storms and government neglect have damaged some of Imelda…
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South Asia
General Strike Called In Protest Against Movie Defaming Islam In Bangladesh
Supporters of a Bangladeshi Islamic political party march during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Schools and businesses are closed and transportation has been disrupted across Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad enforce a general strike. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad> news@theasian.asia
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