-
South Asia
An Indian sand sculpture mourns for “Iron lady” Thatcher
Indians look at the sand sculpture of former Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made by Sudarshan Pattnaik, as a mark of homage, at the golden beach of Puri, about 67 kilometers (42 miles) away from the southeastern Indian temple city Bhubaneswar, India, India, Tuesday, 09 April 2013. <AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout>
Read More » -
South Asia
Pakistani Christian youths protest against demolition of slum
Pakistani Christian youths lie in the middle of a main street, cutting the traffic, protesting a decision by the Capital Development Authority to destroy a slum they are living in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Slums which are built on illegal lands have neither running water or sewage disposal.…
Read More » -
South Asia
A young Hindu nationalist plays bugle to mark Hindu new year
In this Sunday, April 7, 2013 photo, a young Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer plays the bugle or the trumpet, marking the upcoming Vikram Samvat in Allahabad, India. Vikram Samvat, the beginning of a new year in the Hindu calendar, will start April 11, 2013. In this Sunday,…
Read More » -
New media: Catalyst for creating new opportunities
Bangladesh keeps up the global pace of prevalent ‘new media’ The use of new media tools in trade and investments has added a new dimension altogether. The new media, of course thanks to technology, has now been an everyday sidekick to business development strategies. The websites of business, commercial, financial, services…
Read More » -
Damsels banned in driver’s cabin in western Nepal
Kathmandu – Damsels sitting in the driver’s cabin divert the concentration of the man in charge of the steering wheel and lead to road accidents. The bus entrepreneurs in western hill of Nepal have arrived at this conclusion and asked the staff of its long route buses to not allow…
Read More » -
South Asia
A fire breaks out at government office building in Kashmir
An Indian fire fighter tries to extinguish a fire at government office building in Srinagar, India, Sunday, April 7, 2013. The cause of fire is not known and no one was hurt in the incident. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>
Read More » -
South Asia
Former Pakistani military ruler Musharraf allowed to run for parliament
Pakistanis look at posters of former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf along a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Musharraf was given approval on Sunday to run for parliament in a remote northern district after being rejected in two other parts of the country,…
Read More » -
South Asia
Nepalese activists strike against caretaker government
Activists of Nepalese political parties opposed to the caretaker government block traffic during a general strike in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 7, 2013. A government was appointed by the main political parties last month under the chairmanship of the Supreme Court chief justice with the task of conducting elections by…
Read More » -
South Asia
A tourist takes photo with tulips in full bloom in Indian-coltrolled Kashmir
A tourist takes photographs of tulips in a tulip garden in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 3, 2013. The Tulip Garden in Indian-controlled Kashmir has become the prime attraction for visiting foreign and domestic tourists, officials said. A tourist takes photographs of his son amid tulips in a…
Read More » -
South Asia
Fishing at Kochi lake in Kerala, southern India
Fishermen throw fishing net from a small boat at Kochi lake in India’s southern state of Kerala, April 1, 2013. Fishermen catch fish in a boat at Kochi lake in India’s southern state of Kerala, April 1, 2013. <Xinhua/Stringer>
Read More »