Even Kalashnikov Poses No Threat On Cat Sleeping At Security Check Point In Gaza City
A cat sleeps next a Kalashnikov weapon on a Hamas security check point in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Bernat Armangue>
People Rush On Bicycle Amid Dense Fog In Lianyungang, East China
Residents ride in fog in Lianyungang, a port city in east China’s Jiangsu Province, on Oct. 31, 2012. The port city witnessed dense fog as the visibility in urban area was less than 500 meters. <Xinhua/Geng Yuhe>
Dhobi Ghat, Outdoor Laundry, Emerges As New Tourist Attraction In Mumbai, India
A worker washes clothes at Dhobi Ghat, in Mumbai, India, Oct. 30, 2012. Dhobi Ghat, known as one of the biggest outdoor laundries, became a tourist site as hundreds of washmen work here during every dawn and dusk. <Xinhua/Wang Ping>
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 […]
AJA hosts symposium on role of Asian news media to effectuate Seoul Nuclear Summit
“Nuclear power facilities should be phased out with an ultimate aim of removing all of them in the long run. Regional news media in cooperation with Parliament and NGOs should play a leading role for peaceful and safe use of nuclear power,” Yun Jae-seok, Pressian & CBS columnist, said Tuesday (Oct. 30). He made the remarks in the keynote speech at the international symposium […]
North Korean nuclear program: what can and what cannot to be done about it
North Korean nuclear program: what can and what cannot to be done about it. Back in the 1990s, a recently appointed Vietnamese ambassador to the United States jokingly remarked that one of his major tasks would be persuade Americans that “Vietnam is the name of a country, not a war”. It would be just a […]
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