Young Orphaned Elephant Calf Adopted By Jumbo Foundation In Malawi
In this photo taken Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012 seven-and-a-half month old orphaned elephant calf named Moses reacts with one of his carers, at his home in Lilongwe, Malawi. Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Wildlife Reserve. He has been adopted by the Jumbo Foundation where he is cared for and […]
Indian Women Activists Condemn Rising Cases Of Rape, Violence Against Women
Members of various women’s organizations gather to condemn the rising instances of rape and violence against women in the state of Haryana, during a protest at Rohtak, 60 kilometers (37.5 miles) west of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Indian police women stand guard as members of various women’s organizations gather to condemn the […]
Turkey Forces Armenian Plane Bound For Syria To Land To Search Its Carge For Any Military Equipment
The Armenian plane that was forced to land, at Erzurum Airport, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesman says Turkish authorities are searching the cargo of an Armenian plane bound for Syria. Selcuk Unal says Turkey granted the plane carrying aid for the Syrian city of Aleppo a permission to fly over […]
Hindu Devotees Perform Various Rituals On Occasion Of No Moon Day In Allahabad, India
Hindu devotees offer prayers as a priest performs the “Pind Daan” ceremony, rituals performed for the peace of the souls of ancestors, on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. An Indian woman suspected to be possessed by evil spirits, is treated by several “ojha,” or priests, who rid […]
U.S.-Sponsored Scholarship Program For Students In Gaza Strip No longer Available Under Israeli Pressure
In this Oct. 11, 2012 photo, Palestinian student Amal Ashour, 18, poses for a portrait with schoolbooks at her family house in Gaza City. Ashour had planned to study English literature this fall at a university in the West Bank through a U.S.-sponsored program, but was recently informed the scholarship was no longer available for […]
Cambodians Compete In Water Baffalo Race To Mark Festival For Dead
Cambodians ride water buffalos during a race at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Kandal province some 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The residents of this village on Monday held the annual water buffalo race to mark the end of the traditional celebration widely known in Cambodia […]
People Of Cambodia Left Grief-Stricken With Death Of Former King Norodom Sihanouk
Monks from Takeo province, southwestern Cambodia, and nuns pray outside the gate of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh after the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Sihanouk died of a heart attack Monday in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment since January for a variety of ailments. He […]
University chiefs seek new educational models
Leaders of 50 universities around the globe will gather in Seoul today to discuss emerging changes in higher education in the 21st century and provide new educational models utilizing the rapidly advancing information technology. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is hosting the 2012 International Presidential Forum for Global Research Universities attended […]
KAIST initiates ‘smart education’
The nation’s most prestigious university in the field of science and technology is adopting a new “smart education” model to incorporate rapidly advancing technology and meet a growing demand from students for better education. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) introduced its new program “Education 3.0” early this year. It is structured […]
Enter ‘Garden of Learning’ in Busan
BUSAN — The Busan Museum of Art (BMA) can be easy to miss, next to the enormous BEXCO, department stores and towering buildings. The facade, which has been covered in black fabric squares, may even make one wonder if the museum is open. But yes, it is open and the building’s eye-catching transformation is part […]
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