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Hindu Priest’s Morning Prayer In Varanasi

A Hindu priest rotates a traditional oil lamp in circular movements as he performs morning prayers on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Monday, July 9, 2012. About 40,000 devout Hindus bathe each day in the Ganges at Varanasi, one of the holiest Hindu sites in India.…

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Suu Kyi Starts Parliamentary Activities

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, talks with Myanmar’s Lower House speaker Thura Shwe Mann, left, during a break from a regular session of parliament at the Lower House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, July 9, 2012. Suu Kyi took part in the parliament session for the first time,…

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Relief Goods File Up For Russian Flood Victims

Men carry food boxes where people pack boxes of supplies for flood victims to be sent to Krymsk, a small town, about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of Moscow, Monday, July 9, 2012. Two Russian national flags are in the foreground. Intense flooding in the Black Sea region of southern…

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EU Head Barroso Meets The Press With Palestinian PM

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) attends a joint press conference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 8, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia

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Ballot Boxes Ready For Counting In Libya

Ballot boxes are pictured in a shed at the Maatiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, on July 8, 2012. An official of Libya’s High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) confirmed Sunday that the National Forces Alliance (NFA) headed by former Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril is currently leading in the national congress election.…

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Flood In Assam Leaves 2.2 Mil. People Homeless

Women try to repair their house which was damaged in floods in Deeghal Ati village in northeastern Assam state, India, Sunday, July 8, 2012. About half of the 2.2 million people who were displaced remain in makeshift shelters or with relatives or friends. Villagers are still finding bodies in receding…

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Mexicans Unhappy With Presidential Election Results

A man holds a defaced image of President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto as Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results prepare for a march, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors marched in rejection of the final count in the presidential election showing the former ruling party candidate, Pena…

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Libyans Celebrate Their First Democratic Voting

Libyans hold up their ink-marked fingers that shows they have voted as they celebrate in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyan voters marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, casting their ballots Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last…

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Russian Women Compete In High Heels Race

A young woman falls down as others run in Glamour high heels race in downtown Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Participants of the high heel run were challenged to race 50 meters in stilettos of at least 9 cm. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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Jubilant Grooms Dance During Mass Wedding In Amman

Jordanian grooms dance over the shoulders of their relatives during a mass wedding of 46 brides and 46 grooms in Amman, Jordan, Friday, July 6, 2012. The wedding was organized by an Islamic association, Al-Afaf, which means chastity in Arabic, to encourage the young adults to remain virtuous until marriage.…

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