-
South Asia
Hindu Priests Pray For Monsoon Rains In India
Indian Hindu priests perform rituals as they pray for monsoon rains at a temple in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, July 1, 2012. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. <AP Photo/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Read More » -
South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka : Special committee to handle relief
Top news in <Daily News>: Special committee to handle relief The government will take steps to provide dry rations to farmers whose crops have been destroyed by the severe drought in the country, with immediate effect. Addressing a media-briefing in Colombo yesterday, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said dry rations…
Read More » -
South Asia
Good Wealthy People Feed The Homeless In Pakistan
A number of homeless and poor people eat outside a local welfare trust. A great number of welfare trusts and local restaurants give food to such poor people everyday in Pakistan. These are funded and supported by the wealthy people, at times anonymously. These people live on the street, sleep under…
Read More » -
South Asia
Major news in Jordan on June 28: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday
Major news in <Jordan Times>: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday HRH Crown Prince Hussein celebrates his 18th birthday on Thursday. On the occasion, His Majesty King Abdullah sent a letter to the Crown Prince, in which he urged him to follow in the steps of the Hashemite leaders and…
Read More » -
South Asia
Major news in Nepal : SC recommends action against two appeal judges
Top news in <The Himalayan Times> : SC recommends action against two appeal judges Says granting bail to man accused of attempt-to-murder was wrong KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has referred a case related to two appellate court judges, who had freed an attempt-to-murder accused by granting bail, to the Judicial…
Read More » -
South Asia
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
A Pakistani man walks past a pile of burning drugs during an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, June 26, 2012. About 2,500 kilograms of drugs were burned during the ceremony organized by the anti-narcotics force in Islamabad on…
Read More » -
South Asia
Shrine Fire Causes Anti-India Protest In Kashmir
Kashmiri residents watch as firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the nearly 200-years-old Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Shrine, popularly known as Ghaus-e-Azam, or Dastgeer Sahab, in downtown Srinagar, India, Monday, June 25, 2012. Anti-India clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday…
Read More » -
South Asia
Indians Attend Ceremony For Rio Conference
Indians participate in a ceremony at the Kari-Oca village during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 14, 2012. The event runs through June 22, with three final days of high-profile talks among some 130 top leaders from nations around the…
Read More » -
South Asia
Major news in Bangladesh on Jun 14: Ugly face of insolence and ignorance
Top News in <Holiday> : Ugly face of insolence and ignorance The face-off between a High Court bench of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and the country’s parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad, that is being currently witnessed is unprecedented as well as disgraceful. It is, in our view, the result of insolence…
Read More » -
South Asia
Young Laborers On World Day Against Child Labor
A young Indian bonded child laborer rests his head in his hands after being rescued during a raid by workers from Bachpan Bachao Andolan, or Save the Childhood Movement, at a garment factory in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Raids on factories in the Indian capital revealed dozens…
Read More »