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South Asia
Indian PM Singh visits hospital following rebels attack that kills 28
Officials reacted with outrage Sunday to an audacious attack by about 200 suspected Maoist rebels who set off a roadside bomb and opened fire on a convoy carrying Indian ruling Congress party leaders and members in an eastern state, killing 28 people and wounding 24 others. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,…
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South Asia
A Bangladeshi child plays with tire on Buriganga River banks
A Bangladeshi child plays with a tire on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad>
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Society
A woodpecker stores seeds at UN Park El Picacho in Honduras
A jaguar takes a rest at the United Nations Park El Picacho in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras on May 22, 2013, the International Day for Biological Diversity. A woodpecker stores seeds in a tree at the United Nations Park El Picacho in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras on May 22, 2013,…
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West Asia
‘Abused’ dolls displayed to arouse public awareness of child abuse
Some “abused” dolls are seen at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 23, 2013. Approximately 1,000 dolls, made as if they have been abused, were on a display here to arouse public awareness of child abuse and its long-term effect on those victims. A woman walks past “abused”…
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South Asia
Pakistani officials examine bomb blast site that killed 12 people
A Pakistani policeman comforts a mourner during a funeral ceremony for policemen killed in a bomb blast in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, May 23, 2013. At least 12 people including 10 security men were killed and 17 others injured when a bomb hit security forces’ vehicle in Pakistan’s southwest Quetta city…
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South Asia
Heat wave causes power outages, water shortage and anger in India
A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property. In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, enraged citizens have set fire to a power station and held…
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East Asia
80-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, oldest to summit Mt. Everest
A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, third from left on the peak, stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura’s Tokyo-based support…
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South East Asia
Indonesian city personnel evict illegal housings of poor
A woman stands amongs the ruins of her home as city security personnel evict illegal housings on a land which belongs to a company, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Hundreds of poverty-stricken people living in makeshift houses were evicted from the land. Evicted villager sit among the ruins…
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South East Asia
Filipino protesters demand safety of Filipino workers in Taiwan
Protesters flash peace signa as they picket Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Office at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday May 22, 2013, urging both governments to show restraint in the current diplomatic row following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast…
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East Asia
Looking into North with hope for ‘United Korea’
Prospects of a Unified Korea: Visit to Odu Mountain Unification Observatory In an effort to attract FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments) into Korea, over 30 foreign students participated in the Friends of Invest Korea’s Program as ambassadors to get a closer glimpse and understanding of the Korean culture and society. For…
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