Collision Of Fully Packed Passenger Van With Truck Leaves 23 Dead In Pakistan
Rescuers remove a body from the accident site in east Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, Oct. 30, 2012. At least 23 people were killed when a fully packed passenger van collided with a truck in Pakistan’s eastern Bahawalpur district on Tuesday, said the police. Rescuers work at the accident site in east Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, Oct. 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Stringer>
Iraqi People Still Suffer From Lack Of Adequate Water Supply Despite U.S. Efforts
Iraqis fill drinking and cooking water containers from a public water hose on open ground in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Fadaliayah, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The neighborhood has no municipal water supply. The US allocated billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq’s water infrastructure shattered by war, sanctions and neglect, but security issues, corruption and […]
An India Boy Walks Along The Coast As Cyclone Nilam Approaches
An Indian boy tries to hold his umbrella against strong winds as he walks the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. The Indian Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to venture into the open seas with Cyclone Nilam reported swirling about 450 kilometers (280 miles) south east of here Tuesday. <AP/NEWSis=Arun […]
Muslims Driven Into Misery As Result Of Recent Buddhist-Muslim Clash In Myanmar
In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a Muslim refugee child stands near tents at a refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Survivors of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar lashed out at the government for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists that has displaced more than 32,000 people over the last […]
Indian PM Pays Respect To Former PM Indira Gandhi On Her Death Anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offers floral respects at the memorial of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Gandhi was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna attend a memorial […]
Korea to share water management know-how with Asian countries
Korea will provide its environmental technology on water management for developing nations across Asia to meet growing demand on the water industry and related markets, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Environment said on the last day of the two-day Asia Water Management Forum in Seoul, Tuesday that the country has a high expectation […]
[ASEAN Report] Indecent Malaysian advertisement offends Indonesians
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A recent advertisement in Malaysia saying “Indonesian Maid on Sale!” raised protest from Indonesia. Malaysia Ministry of Labor and Transmigration promised to investigate those related to the advertisement. Malaysian government said the person who made the advertisement is recognized as Rubini. Responding to Indonesian protest, Indonesian Minister of Labor and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar asked people not to jump to a conclusion. […]
Muslims Driven To Live In Refugee Camp As Result Of Ethnic Violence In Myanmar
A Muslim woman refugee, fled from ethnic violence, cuddles a baby at Thechaung refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Survivors of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar lashed out at the government for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists that has displaced more than 32,000 people over the […]
UN Secretary General Gives Speech At South Korean Parliament
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech at the South Korea National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. <AP Photo/Lee Jin-man>
Sewage Water Flows Directly Into Sea In Mawasi Area, Gaza Strip
Palestinian children play in sewage water flowing into the sea in the Mawasi area, Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 29, 2012. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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