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West Asia
Yemeni People Look Photos Of Victims Killed By Al-Qaida Attacks In Sanaa
Yemeni soldiers view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist attack in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 2, 2013. At least 596 army and security soldiers were killed in more than 66 al-Qaida attacks across Yemen in 2012. Yemeni people view photos of victims who were killed in a terrorist…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Man Carries Relief Food At UN Aid Distribution Center In Gaza Strip
A Palestinian boy stands aside aid distributions at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. A Palestinian worker carries flour sacks at a UN food aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
Greek Orthodox And Armenian Clergy Clean Church In Bethlehem Believed To Be Birthplace Of Jesus Christ
Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergy clean the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Jan. 2, 2013. The sovereignty of the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is shared by the Christian denominations, who also share the annual…
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South East Asia
Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Adrifting On A Troubled Boat Disembark A Rescue Ship
Indonesian police officers watch as Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were rescued from a troubled boat adrift trying to reach Australia disembark a rescue ship at Teluk Bayur port in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Officials said they rescued 46 asylum seekers on Wednesday after their boat…
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East Asia
Love-stricken Rain hit over furlough
Top star Rain was embroiled in controversy Wednesday for allegedly receiving preferential treatment during his ongoing military service, after his relationship with top actress Kim Tae-hee was revealed. Criticism of Rain, who is currently serving as an “entertainment soldier,” has been blowing up after online media Dispatch revealed the relationship,…
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East Asia
Defense minister warns budget cut will backfire
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin expressed deep regret Wednesday that the National Assembly passed the New Year’s budget with nearly 500 billion cut from his ministry’s proposal. “It’s not right to slash the defense budget in order to use the financial resources for other purposes at this critical time when national…
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East Asia
Seoul tells NK to act prudently
Following a New Years overture by North Korea to improve cross-border relations, senior Seoul officials Wednesday urged Pyongyang to take a constructive path if it wants to alleviate tension. The remarks pointed at lingering concerns that the North could continue to act provocatively through further testing of nuclear weapons technology.…
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East Asia
Major changes in regulations this year
Increase of childcare subsidy All Korean households with children aged between three and five will be given 220,000 won ($203) per child every month, under the government’s plan to expand public welfare benefits and reduce the financial burden of childcare on families. The subsidy reflects concern about the rapid increase…
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South Asia
A Bomb Goes Off In Karachi, Killing Two People And Injuring 35 Others
People wheel an injured man at hospital in Pakistan’s Karachi on Jan. 1, 2013. At least two people were killed and 35 others injured on Tuesday evening as a bomb went off in a busy area in Karachi. Cameramen film a vehicle damaged by a motorcycle bomb in Pakistan’s Karachi…
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Society
A Ukrainian Carries A Torch During A Rally To Remember Stepan Bandera Who Stood Up Against Soviet Regime
A Ukrainian nationalist carries a torch during a rally in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, late Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. The rally was organized on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Stepan Bandera, founder of a rebel army that fought against the Soviet regime. Poster at background right reads: “Bandera will…
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