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West Asia
Syrians With Assad’s Picture Cheer Their Soccer Team In India
Syrians hold photographs of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and cheer their team during an India vs Syria soccer match at the Nehru Cup International Football tournament, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. India won 2-1. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Myanmar Suspect Under Probe For Killing 13 Chinese
Naw Kham (C), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, is interrogated by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday…
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West Asia
A Syrian Refugee Stamps Picture Of Assad
A Syrian man, who fled his home in Anadan due to fighting between the rebels and the Syrian army, steps on a poster showing Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a school where he and his family took refuge, in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 22,…
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IT-Science
Ice Human Figures Symbolizing Climate Change
Human figures elaborated with ice, integrating the artwork “Monumento Minimo (minimum monument)” of the Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo, are installed in front of the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile in the city of Santiago, capital of Chile, August 22, 2012. The artwork “Monumento Minimo”, involves the installation…
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West Asia
Donkey Riding At Biblical Reenactment Park In Israel
American tourist Ella uses an iPad while riding a Wi-Fi-outfitted donkey lead by her brother Aaron, in Kfar Kedem, a biblical reenactment park in the village of Hoshaya in the Galilee, northern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Visitors riding donkeys through the Old Testament landscape can now also surf the…
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South Asia
Hindu Gods In The Making For Ganesh Festival
An Indian artist works on an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012.The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19. A worker adds the finishing touches to…
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World
Egyptian Youth Groups Protest Against Sexual Harassment
In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 photo, young Egyptian women are harassed by men on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Cairo, Egypt. Several youth groups and activists have held protests and sit ins against sexual harassment, particularly during Muslims holidays which witness a surge of mobs of teenagers…
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East Asia
TOTO Introduces “Toilet Bike Neo” In Tokyo
Japanese toilet maker TOTO employee Akiko Matsuyama laughs as she shows a “Toilet Bike Neo” at its showroom in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. TOTO rolled out the eco-friendly three-wheel 250cc motorcycle with a specially customized toilet-shaped seat that runs on bio-fuel from the discharge of livestock or…
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Society
Sensational Ahn keywords sweep Naver
“Ahn Cheol-soo room salon (hostess bar),” “Park Geun-hye room salon,” and “Park Geun-hye condom” were the most searched keywords at the nation’s largest portal site Naver on Tuesday afternoon. As the lewd keywords connected with the possible front-runners for the presidential election appeared on the top 10 search ranking, people…
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Politics
Seoul denies report on Kim’s 1st overseas trip
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade denied Wednesday allegations that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make his first overseas visit to Iran next week. Iranian media earlier reported that Kim will make a trip to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran slated for Aug. 26 to 31…
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