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South Asia
A Rising Tide Of Violence Against Hindus Takes Place In Muslim-Dominated Pakistan
In this Oct. 4, 2012 photo, Ragu Lal, member of Pakistani Hindu community shows remains of a worship idol smashed by attackers, at a local temple in Karachi, Pakistan. An attack on the Hindu temple on the outskirts of Pakistan’s largest city took place in late September on the Day…
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South East Asia
Myanmar Gov’t Asked To Restore Peace In Region Hit By Deadly Violence Between Buddhists And Muslims
Rohingya Muslims living in Malaysia hold placards during a rally outside Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and lawmakers from ethnic minority parties are calling on the government to deploy more troops to restore peace and stability…
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East Asia
Moroccan writers’ union is the first Arabic institute to sign a memorandum of understanding with AJA and the AsiaN
As part of the Moroccan/Asian relations, the president of the Moroccan writers’ union Abderrhim Allam signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this month, between the Moroccan writers’ union and AJA association and TheAsianN, in South Korea. Allam visited South Korea after receiving a personal invitation from the head of TheAsiaN,…
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South Asia
People Mourn Victims Of Suicide Bombing That Killed Six, Injured A Dozen In Peshawar
A woman mourns the death of her brother in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan has killed many people and left more than a dozen injured, police said. <AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad> Rescuers help an injured man walk into a hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar,…
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Society
Earthquake Hits Mountain Village Of Guatemala, Inflicting Heavy Damage
Residents walk among rubble after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in San Marcos, Guatemala, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The mountain village, some 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the epicenter, suffered much of the damage with some 30 homes collapsing in its center. There are three confirmed dead and many missing…
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Society
Shopping Center Building Collapses In Accra, Ghana, Killing Four People
Rescuers work at the site of a shopping building collapse in Accra, Ghana, on Nov. 7, 2012. At least four people died following the collapse of a four-storeyed building which houses Melcom Shopping Center in Accra on Wednesday morning, officials of the Ghana Police Service confirmed to Xinhua. <Xinhua/Sabina Wusu>…
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West Asia
Exxon Mobil To Get Out Of Iraqi Major Oil Field Development Project
Gati Al-Jebouri Executive Director of LITASCO LUKOIL global trader, signs a contract in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A senior Iraqi oil ministry official says U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country’s south. The…
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East Asia
Head Of Tokyo Electric Co. Reveals His Plan To Ask Gov’t To Share Cleaning Cost Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Kazuhiko Shimokobe (1st L) attends a press conference at the headquarters of TEPCO in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Nov. 7, 2012. TEPCO has planed to ask the government Wednesday to share the cleaning- up costs of the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power…
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East Asia
Newly-Bred Fluorescent Fish Shown In Taipei, Taiwan
Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent fish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent angelfish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. <Xinhua>
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East Asia
3 saltwater crocodiles born in Seoul Zoo
Three saltwater crocodiles were born in Seoul Zoo, the first breeding of the species in Korea. Seoul Zoo Wednesday, made public the endangered species hatchlings that were born in August. The three, named Ssingssing, Ssukssuk and Ssakssak, which were 28.5 centimeters in length and 80 grams in weight on average…
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