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South East Asia
Flood In Indonesia Destroys More Than 1,000 Houses, Leaves Some 3,300 People Homeless
Refugees take a shelter from rain in temporary tents in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 3,300 people were displaced during the flood. Refugees wade through flood waters in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri>
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Park calls for ‘leap’ in Seoul-Beijing ties
President-elect Park Geun-hye said Korea and China should advance relations by creating a shared vision for the future, during talks with a senior official dispatched by Beijing, Thursday. Park, who will take office late next month, added that the region must send a “consistent and clear message” to North Korea…
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East Asia
NK tech capabilities put on spotlight
A trip to North Korea by Google’s Eric Schmidt this week has sparked speculation over whether the Kim Jong-un regime is politically inclined to increase internet access for his people. Additionally, there are questions over whether the impoverished state is technologically capable of the move. Watchers say the North may…
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Death sentence sought for rapist of 7-year-old
Prosecutors in Gwangju are seeking the death penalty for a man indicted for kidnapping and raping an elementary schoolgirl last summer. The request was filed Thursday by the Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office asking a local court to impose the death sentence on Koh Jong-seok, 24, on charges of kidnapping and…
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Prostitution vs. women’s rights
Constitutionality of law to be reviewed A district court’s decision to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether part of the country’s Anti-Prostitution Law is constitutional has triggered a hot debate among citizens. At issue is a clause of the law, implemented in 2004, which punishes a woman for…
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South East Asia
Huge Number Of Roman Catholics Carry Image of Black Nazarene During A Procession In Manila
Devotees struggle to climb the cart carrying the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene during a raucous procession on its feast day Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Roman Catholic devotees joined the annual ritual to demonstrate faith and seek miracle cures for…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Women Hold Candles In Vigil For Victims Of Sexual Crimes Against Childen
Indonesian women hold candles during a vigil for the victims of sexual crimes against children in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Sexual crimes against children in the country increased by 10% to 1,526 cases in 2012, a National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) report said. <AP Photo/Dita Alangkara>
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Central Asia
Russians’ Venture Of Riding Down Ski Slope Inside Inflatable Ball Ended In Tragedy
In this frame grab made Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013, taken from APTN video provided by Yekaterina Achkasova, as her husband Denis Burakov, left, inside the large plastic ball called a zorb, with another man, before tragedy struck on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at a winter sports venue at Donbay in…
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East Asia
JAL’s Boeing 787 Which Developed Fuel Leak In Boston Arrives In Narita Airport
A Japan Airlines 787, from which about 40 gallons of fuel spilled at Boston’s Logan International Airport Tuesday, arrives at Narita Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday night, Jan. 9, 2012. Officials at Logan airport said crew have contained the fuel leak from the outbound Japan Airlines flight to…
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West Asia
Egypt’s Largest Islamist Party Elects New Leader After Months Of Infighting
In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, An Egyptian woman walks under electoral posters with pictures of candidates of the Salafi Al-Nour party and Arabic that reads, “Said Maghawri, and Ahmed Ibrahim,” in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in…
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