Samsung plans not to sell Google TV in Korea
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it has no plans to sell sets supporting Google’s Web TV service in Korea. The move came as the TV service has received a lukewarm response in key markets such as Europe. “We got less attention for our Google TVs in Europe. Samsung doesn’t have any plans to release them […]
Libya’s National Assembly Ratifies A Law Governing Organization Of Protest
Libyan National Congress spokesman Omar Hmaidan holds a press conference, after Libya’s national assembly announced the ratification of a law governing the organization of protests that could lead to jail sentences, in Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
Ahmed Al-Jaabari, Head Of Islamic Hamas Movement, Killed By Israeli Airstrike
This file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2011 shows that Ahmed al-Jaabari (R, Front) poses for a picture after a prisoner swap deal was made between Hamas and Israel, at Rafah border in southern Gaza Strip. The head of the armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, Ahmed al-Jaabari, was killed along with another escort in […]
Ethiopian Jews Pray During Celebration Of Biblical Holiday ‘Sigd’ In Jerusalem
Ethiopian Jews pray during the ‘Sigd’ holiday in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate the biblical union between the Jewish people and God. Ethiopian Jewish clergymen hold umbrellas as they pray during the ‘Sigd’ holiday in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. <AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner>
Protesters Perform Psy’s “Gangnam Style” In Rally To Ask Industrialized Nations To Act On Growing Climate Change In Manila
Protesters perform South Korean rapper PSY’s “Gangnam Style” during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines to call on industrialized countries to act on the growing problem of climate change Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. The protesters called on transnational corporations, led by the United States and the European Union, to adhere to the […]
Palestinians Rally In Jerusalem To Mark Anniversaries Of Arafat’s Death, Its 1988 Decision To Declare Independence
Palestinians hold pictures of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian statehood petition at the U.N. General Assembly near the Damascus gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Organizers said the protests were also meant to mark two dates on the Palestinian calendar: the eighth anniversary of […]
Palestinians Rally In Ramallah, West Bank, To Protest Against Israeli Occupation Of Territory
Palestinian and International activists block a main road for Jewish settlers near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 14, 2012. Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Wednesday across the West Bank, marking the beginning of a week-long activities against the Israeli occupation of the territory. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party called for the demonstration […]
Members Of Ethnic Newar Community Celebrate Their New Year’s Day In Katmandu, Nepal
Nepalâs ethnic Newar community members participate in a parade to celebrate their New Year in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. Nov 14, 2012. Members of the Newar community celebrated their New Year’s Day by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year. Member of Nepalâs ethnic Newar community, in […]
Xi Jinping, Other Newly Elected Chinese Communist Party Leaders Hold Their First Press Conference
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), speaks at the press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 15, 2012. Xi led the newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the 18th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to meet […]
Filipino Protesters Rally Against Alleged U.S. Dumping Of Nuclear Waste In Philippine Waters
Protesters display placards in front of riot police during a rally near the U.S. Embassy against the alleged dumping of hazardous and toxic wastes within Philippine waters by a private contractor servicing U.S. Navy ships Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Manila, Philippines. The sign reads: “US Navy Toxic Waste, A Menace to the Nation!” <AP […]
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