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West Asia
Detention Center Run By Syrian Rebel Force
In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 photo, a Syrian prisoner holds the bars of a makeshift prison run by rebels in a former elementary school in Al-Bab on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Many improvised detention centers have sprung up as rebels wrest cities from army control, but these facilities…
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East Asia
NK Army In Exercise To Confront Korea-U.S. Joint Drills
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 and released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, Korean People’s Army personnel conduct military exercises at an undisclosed location in North Korea while South Korea and the United States…
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South East Asia
Celebration Of Indonesia’s Independence Day
Indonesian children with mud help one another to climb a palm tree in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 26, 2012. People participate in the game of palm tree climbing every year in order to celebrate the Indonesia’s Independence Day. <Xinhua=Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Czech Artist Suchanek Holds Exhibition In Tianjin, China
Visitors view works of Czech lithography master Vladimir Suchanek at an art exhibition in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 26, 2012. The art exhibiton of Czech artist Vladimir Suchanek opened in Tianjin on Sunday, and will last until Sept. 25. Martin Suchanek (L), son of Czech lithography master Vladimir Suchanek,…
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Apple’s design claim rejected
A Korean court gave a partial victory to Samsung in its patent dispute with Apple, Friday. The three-judge panel in the Seoul Central District Court ruled that the Korean firm didn’t infringe on Apple’s designs, the key part of the iPhone maker’s legal argument, while the American firm copied two…
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World
Microsoft Introduces New Logo
The new Microsoft logo is seen above the entrance to a company store Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Seattle. Microsoft’s new corporate logo sets the stage for a wave of products designed to cast the world’s largest software maker in a new light. The makeover unveiled Thursday marks the first…
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East Asia
Chinese Bridge Built Less Than A Year Ago Collapsed
Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan Bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The…
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East Asia
Young Couples Celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day
Young couples drinking wine make a formation in the shape of a heart during an activity to celebrate the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day, in Changli County, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2012. <Xinhua=Huang Jingwen> Young couples take part in a group wedding ceremony in Yuncheng City, north…
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South Asia
Air Pollution Also Troubles Afghanistan
Afghan labors work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Smoke rises from a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Air pollution has become a serious problem in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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Column
Presidents Of Sri Lanka, Maldives Get Together
Maldives President Mohammed Waheed (2nd L) shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (2nd R) in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, Aug. 23, 2012. Maldives President Mohammed Waheed arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday for a two-day official visit. <Xinhua=Pushpika Karunaratne> news@theasian.asia
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