-
West Asia
Palestinians Celebrate Cease-Fire Agreement Ending Military Conflict In Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), along with his Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaks during a press brief in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, 2012. Netanyahu announced the end of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday evening, as a ceasefire comes into effect at 21:00…
Read More » -
West Asia
Shuttle Diplomacy By Hillary, Ban Yield Cease-Fire Agreement Between Israel And Hamas
In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, shake hands after a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Egypt has announced a cease-fire…
Read More » -
South East Asia
Indonesian workers Stage Protest Against Outsourcing, Low Wages In Jakarta
Indonesian workers march during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Thousands of factory workers took to the streets in the capital to protest against outsourcing and low wages. <AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim>
Read More » -
West Asia
A Cargo Plane Crashes In Sanaa, Yemen, Killing All Of 10 Crew Members
Smoke rises from the site of a plane crash accident in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa on Nov. 21, 2012. A military cargo plane crashed in Sanaa on Wednesday, killing 10 of its crew members onboard the plane. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed> Army and police officers work at the scene of a plane…
Read More » -
South Asia
Indian Muslims Celebrate Execution Of Lone Surviving Gunman From 2008 Terror Attack On Mumbai
An activist of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or All Indian Student Council, prepares an effigy of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, before it was burned to celebrate his execution in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was…
Read More » -
East Asia
Chinese Premier In Bangkok To Sign Document On Bilateral Cooperation With Thailand
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L back) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R back) attend a signing ceremony of documents on bilateral cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 21, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng> Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra walk together during a welcome ceremony at the…
Read More » -
East Asia
More Than 1,000 Siberian Tigers Protected At Park In Harbin, Northeast China
A Siberian tiger with an ear marked with a code lies on the ground at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 19, 2012. The Siberian Tiger Park, world’s largest artificially Siberian tigers breeding base, announced that its 1,067 Siberian tigers had all received…
Read More » -
East Asia
‘Japan should admit sexual enslavement of Korean women’
The aftermath of Japanese colonization (1910-1945) still reverberates in Korean society and this painful part of Korea’s modern history is a frequent source of friction in Seoul-Tokyo ties. Kevin N. Cawley, director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland, said in a recent…
Read More » -
East Asia
Foreign tourist arrivals top 10 mil.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea this year surpassed the 10-million mark Wednesday thanks to a surge in Chinese and Japanese tourists. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) held an event to celebrate the tourism achievement at Incheon International Airport, west of…
Read More » -
East Asia
Parodies cause more than laugh
A copycat painting featuring Moon Jae-in having given birth to a baby resembling his former boss, the late President Roh Moo-hyun, was posted on the Internet Wednesday, days after an artist’s original painting caused a stir. It is a parody of left-wing artist Hong Sung-dam’s recent painting, dubbed “Golden Time…
Read More »