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South Asia
A Bangladeshi Woman Dances At Rally Marking Victory Day In Dhaka
A Bangladeshi woman reacts to the camera as she dances at a rally to mark the Victory Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. The day marks the anniversary of Bangladesh’ victory in the India-aided war victory against Pakistan. Bangladeshi cultural activists clad in outfit symbolizing war criminals during…
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East Asia
Abe’s LDP Wins In Parliamentary Election To Make Him Japanese Prime Minister
Japan’s main opposition leader Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) marks on the name of one of those elected in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has resigned as chief of the Democratic Party of Japan to take…
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West Asia
Syrians Who Fled Their Homes Play Volleyball On Field Near Idlib, Syria
In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, Syrian men, who fled their homes with their families due to government airstrikes and took refuge in a school, play volleyball in a field in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The…
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East Asia
‘Presidential race goes to the middle’
Int’l experts see Ahn Cheol-soo as unique, important election factor A panel of foreign experts from the United States, China and Japan, reviewing the Dec. 19 presidential election, shared that the two leading candidates _ Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party and Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic…
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East Asia
NK leader ordered launch in late father’s memory
NK celebrates 1st anniv. of former leader’s death The timing of North Korea’s successful rocket launch last week is widely seen as a move to commemorate the first anniversary of its late former leader Kim Jong-il’s death, which falls today. The Unha-3 rocket was launched from a space center in…
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East Asia
Why not Shakespeare?
‘King Lear,’ ‘Romeo & Juliet’ reborn with contemporary touch The year’s end is a good time for big musical productions such as “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Aida.” But for those desiring something other than the glamour of musicals, two Shakespearean plays with modern twists await Korean audiences. Though…
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East Asia
Wine tops soju in sales
Lotte Mart, the discount chain of retail giant Lotte, said Sunday that its sales of wine exceeded those of soju, the traditional Korean distilled spirit, this year for the first time, by 4.6 percent as of Dec. 9. Wine sales, which accounted for less than 30 percent of soju just…
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East Asia
2 contenders fight toe to toe
Moon presses on; Park thrusts and parries in final TV dabate The ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) fought head to head in the third televised presidential debate, Sunday night. The debate on social issues came just ahead of the…
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Society
Moms, Kids Stand In Line To Attend A Vigil For Young Children Killed By Gunman
Kayla Hopson and her daughter Lilliana, 9, left, and Janine Caswell and her daughter Genesis, 8, stand wrapped in Red Cross blankets to protect themselves from the cold, rainy weather as they wait in line to attend an interfaith vigil with President Barack Obama, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown,…
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