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West Asia
A Syrian Man Mourns for the Bomb Casualty
A Syrian stands under a giant Syrian flag outside the Umayyad Mosque in Old Damascus, Damascus, Syria, Dec. 24, 2011. Some 44 people killed in rare twin suicide bombings a day earlier were buried Saturday amid an atmosphere of grief, sorrow and shock that engulfed the Syrian capital of Damascus.…
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People Who Need Help Have X-mas Dinner
Those who need help have Christmas dinner at the George Brown Center in Houston, the United States, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Song Qiong> news@theasian.asia
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Couple Kisses for the Celebration of X-mas
The shadow of a kissing couple is projected on the wall of the St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia,on Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Bai Xue> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
An Indian Family Celebrates Christmas
A family lights candles outside the Sacred Hearts Cathedral on Christmas Eve in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 24, 2011. Christmas Day is observed as a national holiday in India. <Photo: Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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Pal. Scouts Celebrate the Birth of Jesus
Palestinian scouts perform during the Christmas celebration outside the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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Nun Prays in the Birthplace of Jesus
A nun prays inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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Christians Gather into Nativity Church
Christian visitors gather inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus, on the Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
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“We Will Take Victory”
An anti-government tribal armed force member escorts protestors on their way to Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Dec. 23, 2011. Hundreds of protestors left south Yemen’s Taiz Province on Tuesday for a four-day march towards the capital to demand the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Protesters Head to Sanaa
Anti-government tribal armed force members escort protestors on their way to Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Dec. 23, 2011. Hundreds of protestors left south Yemen’s Taiz Province on Tuesday for a four-day march towards the capital to demand the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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Protesters March to Sanaa
Protestors are on their way to Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Dec. 23, 2011. Hundreds of protestors left south Yemen’s Taiz Province on Tuesday for a four-day march towards the capital to demand the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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