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South Asia
Pakistani children get anti-measles vaccine injection, 170 deaths reported
A health worker gives anti-measles vaccine injection to a child in eastern Pakistan’s Faisalabad, on June 25, 2013. According to Pakistan’s health department officials on Monday, at least 170 deaths have been reported so far, with most measles victims hailing from Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Kasur and Sialkot.…
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West Asia
A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad kills tens of Iraqi people
Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad’s mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday…
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West Asia
Taliban militants attack gates of Afghan presidential palace
A Taliban attack at the gates of the Afghan presidential palace cast a cold light Tuesday on the course of a war that Washington remains committed to ending. A week after NATO forces handed all security operations to the Afghans, local forces fought off the attackers on their own, killing…
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West Asia
Turkish PM Erdogan lashes out at protesters by mentioning conspiracy
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 20 people allegedly involved in violent protests, as the country’s prime minister continued to lash out at protesters – and a BBC journalist – he claimed were part of a conspiracy to harm Turkey. Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters marched to Istanbul’s central Taksim…
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West Asia
Qatar’s power and riches passed into hands of 33-year-old new emir
With a few words in a short speech, Qatar’s huge energy riches and its expanding political influence passed into the hands of a 33-year-old ruler Tuesday in a seamless transition from a region where old guard leaders have been toppled or besieged by the Arab Spring. The transfer of power…
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East Asia
Samsung chosen as most popular company to work for in Asia
Survey commemorating the launching of ‘Magazine N’ “I want to work at Samsung, and visit Tokyo,” Asian university students say. They have also chosen Xi Jinping as the most influential individual in Asia. The students were asked three questions and Korea, China, and Japan each ranked first in one category.…
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West Asia
16 Lebanese soldiers killed in battle against Sunni radicals
Lebanon’s army seized Monday a leading Sunni cleric’s headquarters in a southern city and arrested a number of his gunmen in an operation that left 16 soldiers killed, a security source said. The army stormed the headquarters located in the Abra suburb of Sidon city while Sheikh Ahmed Al Assir…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s PM Sharif to pursue high treason case against former President
Image released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) shows Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif adressing the parliament in Islamabad on June 24, 2013. Nawaz Sharif Monday announced that his government will pursue high treason case against former military President Pervez Musharraf in the Supreme Court for abrogating the country’s constitution…
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West Asia
Iraqis worship at Shabaniyah festival marking birth of Hidden Imam
Shiite Muslim worshippers gather at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the annual festival of Shabaniyah, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the ninth-century Shiite leader known as the Hidden Imam, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 24, 2013. <AP Photo/…
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West Asia
Qatar’s Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani hands power over to his son
March 26, 2013 file photo, Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Qatar’s emir moves to hand power over to his son, aiming to bring a youthful new face to rule in a tiny Gulf nation…
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