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South Asia
Traditional Sweets Made For End of Ramadan In Peshawar
PESHAWAR — A man makes traditional sweets at a bakery in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan on August 15, 2012, for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
A Bomb Blasted In Herat, Western Afghanistan
A policeman holds the debris of damaged vehicles after a blast rocked Herat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2012. Up to 18 Afghan civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in Herat, the capital city of western province of Herat Wednesday afternoon, a police source said. A wounded man is being taken…
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West Asia
Iranian Scientist Claimed Killed By Israel, U.S., Britain
Rahim Ahmadi Roshan, the father of a slain Iranian scientist, speak to the media in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Families of Iran’s slain nuclear scientists have filed a lawsuit against Israel, the U.S. and Britain accusing them of involvement in the assassination of their loved ones. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Israel: Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel
Major News in <The Jerusalem Post>: Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel Ambassador to South Africa Dov Segev-Steinberg will ask Pretoria for clarifications regarding what is viewed in Jerusalem as nothing less than a South African call for a boycott of Israel, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The sources…
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East Asia
A Child Being Rescued At Collapsed Road In Harbin
HARBIN — A firefighter rescues a child from an accident site after a road collapsed at Liaoyang Street of Harbin City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Two people were confirmed dead and two others injured when a roadbed collapsed at Liaoyang Street in Nangang District of Harbin City…
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West Asia
Iranian girl injured at the Earthquake in Hospital
TABRIZ — Roya, 11, who was injured at the Earthquake, at Emam Reza Hospital in Tabriz, in northwest Iran, on Aug. 14, 2012. Twin quakes shook Iran’s northeastern region on Saturday, killing more than 300 people and injuring thousands of others. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Muslims in Israel attend a night prayers
JERUSALEM — Muslims attend a night prayers during Laylat Al-Qadr in Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel, on August 14, 2012. Laylat Al-Qadr is the holiest night in Ramadan month which commemorates the revealing of the holy book of Quran to Prophet Mohammad. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Liberation Day Celebrated In South Korea
A woman watches national flags displayed on trees ahead of a celebration day of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in front of Songpa-Gu Office or an old capitol of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2102. Liberation day falls on Aug. 15. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japanese women”We Apologize for the Sexual Slavery Issue”
Japanese members of Unification Church gather at a rally ahead of an anniversary celebration of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. 500 Japanese residing in South Korea took part in the rally to promote good mutual relationship between the two countries amid…
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon In Seoul For Four-Day Visit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference after a ceremony to launch the Development Alliance Korea, a coalition of local civic groups to promote overseas development aid, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Ban is on a four-day visit to South…
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