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Society
International Snow Sculpture Championships Open At Riverwalk Center In Breckenridge, Colo.
The Mongolian Warriors snow sculpture made by Team Mongolia shows the marble like statue with colored lights at night as people view it in the outdoor gallery at the Riverwalk Center during the 23 annual International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colo., on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Each of the…
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Politics
Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa
Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th…
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Society
People Help A Man Injured By Fire At A Club In Santa Maria City, Brazil, That Left More Than 200 Dead
People help an injured man, victim of a fire in a club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. According to police more than 200 died in the devastating nightclub fire in southern Brazil. Officials say the fire broke out at the Kiss…
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Society
Summit Of Community Of Latin American And Caribbean States And EU Opens In Santiago, Chile
In this photo provided by the CELAC-EU, an image of Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera is televised on a large screen as he addresses the attendees of the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are in the…
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West Asia
Trip to Bulgar following the footsteps of Ahmad bin Fadhlan who first taught Islam in the land
In front of the White Mosque in the village of Bulgar on the River Volga, Tatar girls dressed in sky-blue clothes were waiting for us, making traditional eurhythmic movements. Historical clothes, vast expanse, severe cold and different faces returned me more than a thousand years back, as if they were…
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East Asia
US may learn from Korea’s gun control
The recent shooting tragedies in the United States and ensuing debates on gun control are shocking and almost incomprehensible to South Koreans because they don’t face such issues pertaining to firearms. There are strict laws here regarding the possession of hand guns. Citizens can only buy hunting guns and air…
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Apple pressured to provide iOS 6 source code
Samsung Electronics claimed Friday it should be able to access Apple’s software source code to confirm whether or not its technology patents were infringed upon in the latest i0S 6 operating system powering iPhones and iPads. Apple has denied the request of its Korean rival, calling it ridiculous. Both Motorola…
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East Asia
U.S. Envoy On NK Affairs Speaks To Reporters After Meeting With His South Korean Counterpart In Seoul
U.S. envoy to North Korea Glyn Davies, right, speaks after meeting with South Korea’s nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The North Korean military commission led by leader Kim Jong Un warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct…
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South East Asia
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Reviews Honor Guard During Her 2-Day Visit To Singapore
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam (R) meets with Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix at the Istana in Singapore, Jan. 24, 2013. Queen Beatrix is on a 2-day official visit to Singapore. <Xinhua/Then Chih Wey> Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands inspects an honor guard with Singapore’s President Tony Tan, behind her, during…
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The new old year
NEW YORK ― Any look back at 2012 would necessarily focus on three parts of the world: the eurozone, with its seemingly endless financial uncertainties; the Middle East, with its many upheavals, including, but hardly limited to, the Muslim Brotherhood’s accession to power in Egypt and Syria’s savage civil war,…
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