• South Asia

    People In Muslim Countries Busy Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha Festival

    A Palestinian man trades sheep at a local cattle market ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, on Oct. 21, 2012. Muslims around the world are busy preparing this year’s Eid Al-Adha, which will be celebrated by slaughtering sheep, camels and cattle, commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice…

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  • West Asia

    Palestinian President Abbas Talks With UN Envoy Tony Blair In Ramallah, West Bank

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East Tony Blair in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 21, 2012. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (4th R) meets with the UN envoy for the international Quartet Committee…

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  • West Asia

    Car Bomb Attack Devastates Popular Shopping District In Damascus

    In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 photo, A Syrian civilian lies in the street in pain with a shot to his stomach as he tries to escape the line-of-fire after he was targeted by a Syrian army sniper while walking near the frontline in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo,…

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  • West Asia

    Assassination Of Rebanese Intelligence Chief Causes Violent Protest In Beirut

    A Lebanese protester gestures to security forces during clashes after the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a…

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  • South Asia

    Shikali Festival Celebrated By People Of Khokana, Near Katmandu

    Nepalese priests smoke as they get ready for the Shikali festival in Khokana, outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Devotees sacrifice animals hoping to get the blessing of deities during this festival. Nepal’s Newar community dancer wearing mask of a deity dances during Shikali festival in Khokana, outskirts…

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  • South Asia

    Hindu Devotees Celebrate Dussehra Festival In Allahabad, India

    An Indian child reacts as she buys pumpkins to be painted with demon faces during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Devotees believe that smashing pumpkins painted with demon faces drive away evil spirits. <AP Photo/Arun Sankar K> Artists enact a fight from the epic…

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  • NLL as political football

    Any further brawl is dirty old electioneering Analysts here have long worried the 18th presidential election would be a proxy war of ghosts: two deceased former leaders. Unfortunately, the premonition seems to be proving right, as ex-Presidents Park Chung-hee and Roh Moo-hyun are coming back in big ways. For nearly…

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  • East Asia

    Diplomatic procession as world heritage

    The initiatives to make the Joseon Diplomatic Procession a UNSECO World Cultural Heritage are about to begin in Korea and Japan. Korea has nine world cultural heritage sites and one natural heritage site, and Japan has twelve cultural and four natural heritage sites recognized by the internationally renowned organization as…

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  • East Asia

    Little justice in N. Korea

    One of the questions a Korean-speaking visitor to North Korea is likely to encounter in a private conversation with a local is “What happened to the Party and security functionaries of East Germany after reunification?” This question shows one of the most important, and perhaps the defining feature, of the…

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  • East Asia

    Olympian promotes Special Olympics

    Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na signs autographs for fans at an event, held in downtown Seoul Sunday, to wish for a successful 2013 PyeongChang Special Olympics with 100 days remaining before the meet opens in eastern Gangwon Province from Jan. 29 through Feb. 5, 2013. <Yonhap>

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