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Sejong ready for role as new administrative hub
The new city of Sejong in central Korea is ready to serve as the country’s new administrative hub, as the first phase of the movement is almost finished, officials said Monday. Sejong City, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, came officially into being as a “special autonomous city” in July…
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UN debate on NK’s rocket launch likely to be delayed
The U.N. Security Council is unlikely to decide on its response to North Korea’s recent rocket launch by the end of this month because of China’s apparent reluctance to impose new sanctions against the North, Seoul officials said Monday. North Korea’s Dec. 12 rocket launch drew swift condemnation from the…
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South East Asia
Horse-Drawn Carriage Wades Through Inundated Street In Bandung, Indonesia
Horse-drawn carriage ” Andong” wades through the floodwater in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Heavy rain triggered the floods in parts of Java, submerging thousands of houses and forcing residents to flee. <AP Photo/Kusumadireza>
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East Asia
South Korea Collects Debris Of NK Long-Range Rocket From The Sea
Picture released by South Korea’s defense ministry on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the debris from a long-range rocket recently launched by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). After analyzing debris from the first stage of a long-range rocket recently launched by the DPRK, South Korea on Dec. 23, 2012…
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West Asia
Egyptian Journalists Tape Their Mouth In Demonstration Against Draft Constitution
Egyptian journalists tape their mouths and raise their pens during a demonstration against the draft constitution in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Egypt’s opposition called Sunday for an investigation into allegations of vote fraud in the referendum on a deeply divisive Islamist-backed constitution after the Muslim Brotherhood, the main…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Show Bodies Of Those Killed Near Boder With Iran For Identification In Karachi
Pakistani rescuers arrange dead bodies of illegal immigrants for identification, who were killed near the border with Iran, in southern Pakistani port city Karachi, on Dec. 23, 2012. Some unknown gunmen killed at least 10 people on Friday evening as they attacked a passenger vehicle in Pakistan’s southwestern province of…
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West Asia
Afghan National Army Practice House Searching During Training In Kabul
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, Afghan National Army recruits practice a house clearing during training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. soldiers serving in one of southern Afghanistan’s most violent areas say they are successfully training the Afghans to secure their country and their progress so far will…
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South Asia
Thousands Of People Protest In New Delhi Against Gang Rape Of A Student On A Bus
An Indian police officer, left, tries to pacify protesters during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Police in India’s capital used tear gas and water cannons for a second day Sunday in a high-security zone to break up protests by thousands of people demonstrating against the…
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West Asia
People Rally In Jerusalem In Solidarty With A Palestinian Prisoner On Hunger Strike
People hold up banners and portrait of Samer Issawi, during a solidarity sit-in outside the Red Cross offices in Jerusalem, on Dec. 23, 2012. Protesters Sunday demonstrated in solidarity with Samer Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail and on hunger strike since August 1. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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West Asia
Syrians Remove Bodies Of Those Killed By Gov’t Airstrike Near Hama
This image taken from the Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians removing the bodies of those killed after a government airstrike hit the Hama Suburb of Halfaya, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. A government airstrike on a rebel-held…
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