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Myanmarese devotees pour water on Buddha statue to celebrate Full Moon day

Myanmarese devotees pour water on Buddha statue to celebrate Full Moon day

Buddhist devotees pour water on a Buddha statue at Shwedagon Pagoda during celebrations of the Full Moon day of Warso, the fourth month of Myanmar calendar, Monday, July 22, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Khin Maung Win> Buddhist devotees visit Shwedagon Pagoda during celebrations of the Full Moon day of Warso, the fourth month of […]

N. Korea unveils new rendition of ‘Arirang’ mass games for July 27 National Day

N. Korea unveils new rendition of ‘Arirang’ mass games for July 27 National Day

In this July 22, 2013 photo, North Koreans perform during the Arirang mass games at the May Day stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea on Monday unveiled a new rendition of the “Arirang” mass games, the song-and-dance ensemble that has become its most famous tourist draw. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Kyodo News> North Korean dancers perform during […]

Participants wrestle in mud pool during Boryeong Mud Festival held in S. Korea

Participants wrestle in mud pool during Boryeong Mud Festival held in S. Korea

Participants wrestle in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong , South Korea, Saturday, July 20, 2013. The 16th annual mud festival features mud wrestling and mud sliding. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ahn Young-joon> Foreign tourists make up with color mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong , […]

Pre-Ashokan Buddhist monuments discovered In Lumbini

Pre-Ashokan Buddhist monuments discovered In Lumbini

Unearthed Pre-Ashokan Buddhist Structures Pushed The History Lumbini By 1000 Years Kathmandu: New excavations in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, have unearthed ruins of a pre-Ashokan Buddhist temple of brick and a village suggesting that Buddhist activities in the area were in full swing 1,000 years before Emperor Ashoka of Mauriya dynasty of India […]

South Africans celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday outside hospital

South Africans celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday outside hospital

People celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday outside the hospital where he is treated in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 18, 2013. South African former president Mandela is steadily improving, according to the Presidency website update released on Thursday. “Madiba remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have confirmed that his health is steadily improving,” said […]

24th Hong Kong Book Fair attracts 560 exhibitors from 30 countries

24th Hong Kong Book Fair attracts 560 exhibitors from 30 countries

Tsang Tak-sing (L), secretary for Home Affairs in south China’s Hong Kong, presents a souvenir to Chan Koonchung, the Author of the Year for the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong Kong, July 17, 2013. The seven-day book fair, which kicked off Wednesday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, attracted 560 exhibitors from […]

Visitors look at jade artworks of China at renowned Mumbai musuem(CSMVS)

Visitors look at jade artworks of China at renowned Mumbai musuem(CSMVS)

A visitor looks at the jade artworks of China at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai, India, July 17, 2013. The CSMVS, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is the largest and most well known museum in Mumbai. Its collection comprises not only various forms of art from India, China, […]

“See you again in Kwangju, Korea!” Kazan Summer Universiade closes

“See you again in Kwangju, Korea!” Kazan Summer Universiade closes

The World University Games came to a successful close on Wednesday after 12 days of fierce competition as host Russia finished atop the medal table with a record-breaking amount of 155 gold medals. China is Russia’s closest rival, winning 26 gold medals and Japan is on the third place with 24 golds. Unlike most of […]

Malala Yousafzai in an Arab American documentary film

Malala Yousafzai in an Arab American documentary film

“Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons… one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.” These were the words of Malala Yousafzai, who celebrated her 16th birthday on the world stage at the United Nations, […]

Giant stingrays moved to new enclosure at Singapore’s River Safari

Giant stingrays moved to new enclosure at Singapore’s River Safari

Workers check the freshwater giant stingray at its new enclosure at the River Safari in Singapore, July 17, 2013. The River Safari welcomed a female freshwater giant stingray to its Mekong River zone exhibit on Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Then Chih Wey> Workers move a freshwater giant stingray to its new enclosure at the River Safari in Singapore, […]

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