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East Asia
A Fudan Univ. medical student dies after drinking poisoned water
Photo taken on April 16, 2013 shows the entrance to Fudan University’s medical school in Shanghai, east China. Huang Yang, 28, a postgraduate student in the medical school, died Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found…
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Society
World Condemns Boston Marathon Bombings
Leaders from around the world including countries wracked by violence targeting civilians in Asia are condemning the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned what it called the “terrorist attacks,” saying the government and Pakistani people are…
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South Asia
Pakistani people evacuate building as strong earthquake hits Iran
People evacuate buildings and gather on road as tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran’s border with Pakistan, killing at least…
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West Asia
Yemenis in prison uniforms demand release of Guantanamo prisoners
Yemeni protesters dressed in prison uniforms and in handcuffs attend a rally in front of the U.S embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 16, 2013, demanding the release of prisoners held in Guantanamo prison. Around 90 Yemeni nationals are currently held in the Guantanamo prison, making up the largest part…
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West Asia
Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags for return of Palestinian refugees
Arab Israeli protestors hold Palestinian flags as they march for the right of return for Palestinian refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during the 1948 war that followed the creation of the state of Israel, near the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on April 16, 2013. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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Society
Men in hazmat suits investigate Boston Marathon bombing scene
Two men in haz-mat suits investigate the scene at the first bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Monday two blasts killed at least three and injured over 170 people. <AP Photo/Elise Amendola> National Guard and Boston police…
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East Asia
Selling poultry banned in Beijing for fear of widespread bird flu
In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 photo, journalists film a seven-year-old girl, being treated for the H7N9 virus, through a television screen during a news conference at the Ditan Hospital in Beijing. A new case of bird flu in China’s capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding…
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West Asia
Afghan Taliban militants lay down arms to join peace process
Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan on April 15, 2013. A total of eight armed Taliban militants laid down their arms and joined the government-backed peace process in Kunar province on Monday. <Xinhua/Amran>
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South East Asia
Activists dressed as injured orangutans demand action to save animals
Activists dressed as injured orangutans take part in a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to save the animal outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 15, 2013. Orangutan populations in Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatera island are facing severe threats from habitat…
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East Asia
Pyongyang residents celebrate birthday of late Kim Il Sung
A man, center, supervises a dancing group during a mass folk dance in front of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national…
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