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South Asia
Unknown Gunmen Open Fire On A Car Killing Three Shiite Muslims In Quetta, Pakistan
Bullet holes are seen on the window of a damaged vehicle at the shootout site in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Nov. 6, 2012. At least three Shiite Muslims were killed and two others injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on a car here on Tuesday, local media reported. Security officers inspect…
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Society
U.S. Presidential Candidate Obama Casts His Vote At Community Center In Chicago
President Barack Obama, second from the left, casts his vote, during early voting, in the 2012 election at the Martin Luther King Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Chicago. <AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais> Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney vote in Belmont, Mass.,…
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West Asia
Radical Muslims Stage Rally In Tunis To Protest Imprisonment Of Fellow Salafist Militants
A demonstrator holding a banner reading: No to Racism, stands in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012, as part of a demonstration by radical Salafi Muslims protesting against the imprisonment of hundreds of Salafist militants. Riot policemen protect the justice ministry building, as Tunisian Muslims…
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South East Asia
Asian, European Leaders Hold Press Conference During ASEM In Vientiane, Laos
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L), Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference of the Ninth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders pledged on Tuesday to foster closer relations between Asia…
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West Asia
Turkey Starts Trial Against Israeli Military Officers Who Killed Eight Turks In 2010 Raid
People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags as a Turkish court opened a trial in absentia for four former Israeli military commanders in the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish aid ship that tried to break a Gaza blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Prosecutors have demanded life…
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East Asia
Children In Quake-Hit Yiliang County, China, Resume Class In Makeshift Classroom
Students attend class on the makeshift campus of the Guoquanyan Elementary School in the earthquake-affected Yiliang County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Nov. 5, 2012. Classes have resumed at Yiliang’s Guoquanyan Elementary School after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake damaged the school campus in September. Students will study in six makeshift classrooms…
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South Asia
Bangladesh Islamist party fights street battle
Dhaka–With their nine top leaders facing trial for crime committed during 1971, leaving their party office under virtual siege for last 18 months and about 18,000 party leaders and workers in prison facing almost 16,000 cases filed during the present regime, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam have finally decided to fight back alone…
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East Asia
Access to drugs on the rise
Korea is no longer a country free of drugs. Drug users and traffickers, sometimes orchestrated by organized crime rings, are smuggling marijuana and other illegal substances in and out of the country. In a police report published last month, the number of people annually arrested for drug-related offences reported by…
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East Asia
Afghan student builds up dream to be Korean diplomat
Fahim Nezam, 24, is pursuing an unusual dream: joining the Korean foreign service. Born in Afghanistan, Nezam arrived in Korea eight years ago. He followed his father, who was sent to work as a cook for the Afghan Embassy in Seoul. He now has a student visa, and is studying…
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East Asia
Japan’s ignorance about Dokdo threatens alliance
The resolution of the Dokdo issue plays a prominent role in promoting peace in Asia. Dokdo, nestled within the East Sea should be seen as more than just a set of islets. The richly colored water surrounding the islets provides ample fishing and natural resources. Untapped resources including petroleum and…
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