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West Asia
Turkish Policemen Patrol U.S. Embassy In Ankara Closed After Suicide Bombing Attack
Turkish police officers patrol near the side entrance of the U. S. embassy, closed with a metal gate, two days after a suicide bomber attack, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent five years in prison on terrorism charges…
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East Asia
Cambodian PM Meets With Ha Kum-loul, South Korean Presidential Chief Of Staff
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) meets with South Korea’s Presidential Chief of Staff Ha Kum-Loul at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, Feb. 3, 2013. Ha visited Cambodia to attend the royal cremation ceremony of the late Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk, which will be…
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West Asia
Syrian President Talks With Iran’s Chief Nuclear Negotiator In Damascus
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Iran’s Chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/SANA>
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South East Asia
Guilded Chariot Carries Coffin Of Fomer Cambodian King Sihanouk To Crematorium
The coffin of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in a funeral procession enters the crematorium in Phnom Penh, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Thousands of mourners accompanied the gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Sihanouk – the dominant figure of modern Cambodia – in the funeral procession…
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South Asia
People Look At The Fire That Eventually Destroyed About 100 Shanties In Dhaka
People gather around the site of a fire accident in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 3, 2013. About 100 shanties were destroyed in the accident, official said. <Xinhua/Shariful Islam>
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South Asia
Brides Walk In A Procession During A Mass Marriage Arranged For Poor Couples In India
Relatives and onlookers watch from an enclosure a mass community marriage in Bahirkhand, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) north of Kolkata, India, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. A total of 108 couples from the economically weaker sections of the society belonging to various religions, faith and caste tied the knot in…
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South Asia
Colorful Parade Held To Support Gays, Lesbians In Hyderabad, India
A participant waves a rainbow flag from a motorcycle as members and supporters of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community take out the Hyderabad gay pride parade in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The parade was held to spread awareness about harassment, violence and discrimination faced by the…
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West Asia
Israelis Visit Multimedia Exhibition Of Van Gogh’s Works In Tel Aviv
Israelis visit the multimedia exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh’s work, “Van Gogh Alive,” in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/Oded Balilty>
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South East Asia
Cambodian People Pray For Fomer King Sihanouk Before His Cremation Ceremony
People sit to pay their respects to the late former king Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2013. The royal cremation ceremony of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk will be held on Monday. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> A family…
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West Asia
Yemeni Protesters Ask Gov’t To Provide Medical Service For Those Wounded In 2011 Uprising In Sanaa
A protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the 2011 uprising in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 3, 2013. Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the…
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