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South Asia
India’s Poor Farmers Start March To New Delhi To Highlight Problems Of Landless People
Members of India’s rural communities, including the landless, poor farmers and the tribal community, play traditional musical instruments as they begin “Jan Satyagraha,” a march to New Delhi to highlight the problems of India’s landless in Gwalior, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Tens of thousands Tuesday began the 350 kilometer-long…
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South Asia
International Day Of Non-Violence Observed In Katmandu, Nepal
Nepalese students participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Niranjan Shrestha> Nepalese students hold red roses as they participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth…
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South Asia
Children Enjoy Themselves No Matter Where They Are
A Pakistani boy, right, looks on while he and other children watch a youth flying a kite in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. An Afghan refugee boy holds on to his goat, while he and his sister, left, feed it in a field…
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West Asia
Buddhist Temples In Bangladesh Attacked By Muslims
A Bangladeshi Buddhist Monk stands at a Buddhist temple which was torched in an overnight weekend attack in Ramu in the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. About 1,000 Buddhist families fled their villages after rioters burned at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes and…
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South Asia
People Condemn Killing Of TV Reporter
People shout slogans during a protest against the killing of a TV reporter in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Oct. 2, 2012. Unidentified gunmen shot dead the reporter of a Pakistani TV channel in southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday evening, police said. Journalists shout slogans during a protest against the killing…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Larangan Ekspos Berlebihan
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari duni entertain Korea. Pihak berwenang sensor televisi akan memperketat gerakan untuk mencegah bintang remaja pop tampil dalam busana yang minim, ditengah berkembangnya kekhawatiran akan media yang menampilkan potret wanita muda sebagai objek seksual. Perusahaan Hiburan telah lama menghadapi kritik bahwa…
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East Asia
Tug Boat-Ferry Collision In Hong Kong Leaves Eight Dead
Rescuers get close to a partially-submerged vessel after a collision in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 2, 2012. At least eight people were killed after two vessels collided on Monday evening off the Lamma Island to the southwest of the Hong Kong Island, local media reported. The vessel collision occurred…
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West Asia
Syrian FM Accuses U.S. Of Supporting Terrorism In His Country At U.N. Address
Walid Al-Moualem, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Syria, addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, the United States, Oct. 1, 2012. Syria on Monday accused the United States and its allies, who make up part of the permanent members of…
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South Asia
35 Indian Fishermen Nabbed For Fishing Illegally At Pakistan’s Economic Zone
Arrested Indian fishermen sit at a police station in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Oct. 1, 2012. The Pakistani authorities Monday arrested 35 Indian fishermen and seized five boats for allegedly fishing illegally in Pakistan’s exclusive economic zone. (Xinhua/Masroor) news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
UAE-Cambodia Trade Ministers Discuss Ways To Expand Trade, Investment
Cambodia’s Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh (R) and visiting Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi hold talks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Oct. 1, 2012. The talks was held Monday to strengthen and expand bilateral trade and investment ties, Cham Prasidh said…
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