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Libyan Deputy PM Speaks In A Press Conference In Tripoli

Libyan Deputy PM Speaks In A Press Conference In Tripoli

Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barasi speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>

Xi Jinping Meets With President Of The 67th UN General Assembly Session In Beijing

Xi Jinping Meets With President Of The 67th UN General Assembly Session In Beijing

Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Vuk Jeremic, president of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Ding Lin> Xi Jinping (R), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with […]

Spokesman Of Syrian Opposition Coalition Speaks At A Press Conference In Istanbul

Spokesman Of Syrian Opposition Coalition Speaks At A Press Conference In Istanbul

Walid al-Bunni, spokesman of the Istanbul-based Syrian opposition coalition, speaks during a press conerence in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 27, 2012. Syria’s National Coalition for the Opposition Forces said Thursday they are open to any political solution to the Syrian crisis. <Xinhua/Ma Yan>

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Confronts Israeli Decision To Block Her From Reelection

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Confronts Israeli Decision To Block Her From Reelection

Israeli Arab lawmaker Haneen Zoabi (C) waits before a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Dec. 27, 2012. Zoabi appealed to the Supreme Court after Israel’s electoral authority barred her from re-election on December 19, saying she had supported the nation’s enemies by joining a protest ship that tried to break a naval blockade […]

Japanese New PM Abe Poses For Photo With His New Cabinet Ministers

Japanese New PM Abe Poses For Photo With His New Cabinet Ministers

Shinzo Abe (Front C), leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses for photos with members of a new cabinet in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Nov. 26, 2012. Japan’s new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday announced members of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who just claimed the post […]

Indian And Nepali Presidents Get Together In New Delhi

Indian And Nepali Presidents Get Together In New Delhi

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (L) meets with his Nepali counterpart Ram Baran Yadav in New Delhi, India, Dec. 26, 2012. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (R) meets with his Nepali counterpart Ram Baran Yadav in New Delhi, India, Dec. 26, 2012. <Xinhua>

Myanmar President Criticizes His Gov’t For Being Corrupt And Inefficient

Myanmar President Criticizes His Gov’t For Being Corrupt And Inefficient

Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a speech at the President house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. President Thein Sein voiced rare public criticism of his government Wednesday, saying that rampant corruption, bribery and inefficiency were getting in the way of the country’s much-touted reform process. <AP Photo>

Shinzo Abe And His New Cabinet Members Attend A Ceremony In Imperial Palace

Shinzo Abe And His New Cabinet Members Attend A Ceremony In Imperial Palace

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, right, walk with other Cabinet members for a group photo session after attending an attestation ceremony for his Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Old-guard veteran Abe was voted back into […]

Leaders Of Middle East Nations Attend Closing Ceremony Of GCC Summit In Bahrain

Leaders Of Middle East Nations Attend Closing Ceremony Of GCC Summit In Bahrain

From left to right, United Arab Emirates’ Vice President Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Kuwait’s Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, walk to attend the final day of Gulf Cooperation Council GCC summit in Sekhir, Bahrain, Tuesday, […]

South Koreans elect first female President

South Koreans elect first female President

South Koreans have elected their first Female President Park Geun-hye who ran for the presidency from the ruling Saenuri Party. Park won approximately 52% of the votes and ended the race by edging her main opponent from the main opposition Democratic United Party Moon Jae-In. Korean media shot Park’s supporters waiting for her arrival with much enthusiasm. On […]

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