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South Asia
A Mock Disaster Management Drill Held In New Delhi, India
An Indian volunteer, acting as bomb blast victim, sits on the stairs of a metro station as he waits for the start of a mock disaster management drill in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The drill was held to check the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in…
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West Asia
11 Fatah Members Who Fled To Egypt In 2007 Return To Gaza Strip After Amnasty
Members of Fatah movement arrive at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2012. A total of 11 members of Palestinian Fatah movement, who fled Gaza into Egypt in 2007 during internal fighting between the two political rivals, returned home on Monday following an…
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South Asia
Garbage Dump Site Poses Serious Health Problem For People In Karachi, Pakistan
Fishermen boats are seen in a garbage dump site near the Arabian Sea, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on Dec. 3, 2012. Environmental issues in Pakistan threaten the population’s health and have been disturbing the balance between economic development and environmental protection. Children search for usable items in…
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South East Asia
Activists Hold Rally In Manila Denouncing Illegal Arrest Of Political Prisoners
A woman holds a picture of her jailed daughter during a rally near the home of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines as they commemorate what they call “International Day of solidarity with Political Prisoners” Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The group denounced the…
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South Asia
Disabled People Parade To Mark Int’l Day Of People With Disability In Kolkata, India
Teachers and activists walk in a rally with students suffering from cerebral palsy to mark International Day of People with Disability in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The annual observance of this day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and…
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South East Asia
Silvery Gibbon Is One Of Animals Endandered Due To Commercial Deforestation
A Silvery Gibbon holds her two-week-old baby at the Bali Zoo in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) is currently listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They are in danger mostly because of commercial deforestation. It…
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West Asia
Egyptian Judges Refuse To Overseas Referendum To Approve New Constitution
In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, the head of the powerful Egypt Judges Club Ahmed el-Zind, center, speaks at a press conference announcing that judges will not oversee the Dec. 15, 2012 referendum to approve a contentious draft constitution in Cairo, Egypt. El-Zinds comments are the latest in a…
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West Asia
People Opposing Syrian Regime Stage Street Demonstration In Idlib, Nothern Syria
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters carrying a banner during a demonstration, at Kfar Nebel town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday Nov. 30, 2012. Activists say Syrian rebels and…
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East Asia
Contain or engage NK leader?
Park cautious; Moon forthcoming When late President Kim Dae-jung stepped off his plane in North Korea in 2000, he was serenaded by a brass band before clasping hands with late dictator Kim Jong-il. His successor, the late Roh Moo-hyun, strode across the military demarcation line on foot seven years later.…
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East Asia
Asiana receives highest medal from Cambodia
Asiana Airlines has received the Cambodian government’s highest medal for foreigners for its contribution to the Southeast Asian country, the airline said Monday. The firm’s main contribution in Cambodia includes the establishment of solar street lamps and financial support for local schools there. The Royal Order of Sahametrei, Grand Cross,…
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