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Ceremony Held At FAO Headquarters In Rome To Celebrate World Food Day

Ceremony Held At FAO Headquarters In Rome To Celebrate World Food Day

(L to R) Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kanayo Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Program, attend the World Food Day FAO headquarters ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2012. The FAO celebrates World […]

U.N. Conference On Biodiversity Opens In Hyderabad, India

U.N. Conference On Biodiversity Opens In Hyderabad, India

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd L) holds the commemorative postage stamps on the environment as other delegates applaud during the opening session of the high level segment of the 11th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) at the Convention on Biodiversity in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 16, 2012. <Xinhua> Indian Prime Minister Manmohan […]

Laotian Deputy PM Opens 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum In Vientiane

Laotian Deputy PM Opens 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum In Vientiane

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 16, 2012. The 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) kicked off in Lao capital Vientiane Tuesday afternoon. Representatives attend the 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 16, 2012. […]

Water-Tight Security Posted Around Hospital Where Pakistani Girl Malala Is Treated

Water-Tight Security Posted Around Hospital Where Pakistani Girl Malala Is Treated

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, ambulances are parked outside the Queen Elizabeth hospital, where Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai is being treated, in Birmingham, England, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Birmingham Police say they questioned two people at the hospital where Yousufzai is recovering after being shot, raising fears about the girl’s security amid […]

U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines

U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines

A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan are nearing […]

Children Of Palestinian Blind School Sing A Song In School Festival

Children Of Palestinian Blind School Sing A Song In School Festival

Palestinian blind children perform a song in a festival organized by Al Nour School in Gaza city on Oct. 15, 2012. Al Nour School was the first and only school established by the United Nations 50 years ago in Gaza strip to work with children from 5 to 16 years old who are suffering from […]

Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”

Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”

A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is a 42-kilometer relay marathon where […]

Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar

Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar

In this Sept. 13, 2012 photo, Pakistanis who were displaced from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting gather at a water point, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Peshawar run […]

Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January

Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the winter session of Israeli Knesset (parliament) held in Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed a bill in an early Tuesday morning vote approving a bid for the Knesset’s (parliament) dissolution and holding an early election on Jan. 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini> news@theasian.asia

Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft

Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft

In this photo released by Japan’s Joint Staff Office, a Chinese missile destroyer sails in waters off the island of Yonaguni in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Japanese aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off the southern Japan island and about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the uninhabited isles at the […]

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