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South Asia
Border Without Mercy: Indian Border Force kill 8 goats in Pakistan’s Desert District Tharparkar
An injured goat By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the vast, wind-swept desert of Tharparkar, a district of Sindh province of Pakistan, where the golden dunes stretch endlessly between Pakistan and India, a tragedy unfolded that has once again exposed the fragility of life along one of the world’s…
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Politics
Germany at 35: An Enduring Reunification, A Lesson for the Korean Peninsula (III)
By Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany As Germany commemorates 35 years of unity since the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, AsiaN is publishing a special series of interviews with Germans who reflect on the country’s path to reunification. These accounts capture the experiences of individuals who witnessed the effects of breaking…
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EditorsPick
Where the Feudal Lords Rule, Even the Animals Suffer
Camel, tortured in Sukkur, is being operated By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan in recent years, a disturbing pattern of cruelty has emerged, revealing a brutal undercurrent in rural life: livestock such as camels and buffaloes have been deliberately maimed as punishment for straying into farmlands or becoming…
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Human Rights
Germany at 35: An Enduring Reunification, A Lesson for the Korean Peninsula (II)
By Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany As Germany commemorates 35 years of unity since the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, AsiaN is publishing a special series of interviews with Germans who reflect on the country’s path to reunification. These accounts capture the experiences of individuals who witnessed the effects of breaking…
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East Asia
Korea Culture Foundation Supports 16th Dolce Open Concert
By Seok-jae KangVice President, Asia Journalist Association SEOUL: The Korea Culture Foundation (KCF, Chairman Kim Joon-il) participated in the 16th Dolce Open Concert, held on September 30 at the Samik Art Hall in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the 44th U.N. International Day of Peace. KCF contributed to the spirit…
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Human Rights
Germany at 35: An Enduring Reunification, A Lesson for the Korean Peninsula (I)
By Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany As Germany commemorates 35 years of unity since the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, AsiaN is publishing a special series of interviews with Germans who reflect on the country’s path to reunification. These accounts capture the experiences of individuals who witnessed the effects of breaking…
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Politics
Thirty-Five Years of German Unity: A Model for Peaceful Change, Reconciliation, Reunification
History in the making: West and East Germans at the Brandenburg Gate in 1989 (Picture released by the Senate of Berlin) By Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: German unity was enshrined in history as a peaceful turning point in 1990 following the fall of the Berlin Wall. At the heart of…
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West Asia
Iran: The Crossroads of Civilizations
By Pooneh NedaiEditor in chief of Shokaran Magazine – Iran TEHRAN: Iran is a land with a layered history and many civilizations that were born, grew, and sometimes faded within it. It is not only one of the oldest centers of human civilization but also a unique geographic, cultural, and…
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East Asia
A Red Apple Above My Window
Alymzhan Zakirov By Alymzhan Zakirov CHEONGYANG: The wall between our houses is low, made of old Korean bricks, green from the rain and evenly covered with fine moss. The neighbor’s yard looks like a small rhombus, with many things planted on one side, sandwiched by a strip of earth: peas,…
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West Asia
Awarding the Contrexville Medal to Iranian Filmmaker
Left: The hotel where the King of Persia (Iran) stayed during his visit to Contrexville in 1900; The hotel from the same angle, in 2025 Awarding the Contrexville Medal to an Iranian Filmmaker By Alireza Bahrami CONTREXVILLE: Luc Gerc, Mayor of Contrexville, France, awarded the city’s highest medal to Mehrdad…
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