Song Festival Held At Tomb Of Religious Saint In New Delhi
A Muslim devotee joins a group of religious singers during a qawwali performance session at Nizamuddin Dargah, a complex of tombs, mosques and stalls centered on the burial site of revered Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. On Thursday evenings, Nizamuddin’s tomb transforms into a venue for a concert […]
A Palestinian Man Glued To TV Showing His President Addressing At UNGA
A Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Ramallah watches a television screen showing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept 27, 2012. Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.”It is a campaign of ethnic cleansing […]
Jewish People Prepare For Week-Long Holiday Sukkot
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men check etrogs, a lemon-like citrus fruit, for blemishes to determine if they are ritually acceptable, before buying it as one of the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. According to the Bible, during the Sukkot holiday, known […]
Chinese Founding Anniversary Celebrated In Hague, Netherlands
Chinese Charges d’Affairs ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands Zhang Jinxiong speaks at the reception marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Hague, Sept. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Pan Zhi> news@theasian.asia
Syrian Army Snipers Aim To Kill Innocent People
A Syrian man, left, is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Syrian man is comforted after the death of his brother by a Syrian Army sniper, outside Dar El Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. […]
Indian Students Protest Demanding Creation Of A New State
Indian student throws stones towards policemen during a protest demanding the creation of a new state of Telangana, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The protesters demanded that the new state of Telangana be carved from the existing Andhra Pradesh state. Indian police fire tear gas shells at students to prevent […]
Golden River Bridge Leading To Forbidden City Cordoned Off
A paramilitary policeman sets up a line to cordon off the Golden River Bridge, a main entrance to the Forbidden City, in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the Tiananmen Gate read “Long Live’, near to a portrait of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong. <AP […]
An Israeli Woman Remembers Her Son Killed In Yom Kippur War
The mother of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 visits his tomb at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Sept. 27, 2012. The war broke out when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Oct. 6, 1973, the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. <Xinhua/Ariel […]
Hillary Meets With Israeli Premier Netanyahu In New York
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before a meeting at the Regency hotel, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. <AP Photo/John Minchillo> news@theasian.asia
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