The Quest for Arab Knowledge Cities
Humanity’s awareness of science and the world changed as ages changed. Scientists have been describing ages according to the major innovation that occurred in it: the printing age, the machine age, the Industrial Revolution age, the technology age, the computer decade, the atom age, the Internet age, up to the ages of measuring extremely short […]
Entertainers perform at carnival celebrating Jakarta’s 486th anniversary
Entertainers perform on the Jakarta Carnival 2013 during the 486th anniversary of the city in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Agung Kuncahya B.> People take part in the Jakarta Carnival 2013 during the 486th anniversary of the city in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Agung Kuncahya B.>
Suicide attack targeted Pakistani religious seminary kills over 28
At least 28 people were killed and over 60 others were injured in a suicide attack that targeted a religious seminary in Pakistan’s southwestern provincial capital of Quetta on Sunday night, said police official. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mir Zubair Mehmood told to the media that a total of 28 people including 10 women […]
ASEAN nations push for building of ASEAN economic community by 2015
The foreign ministers of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Sunday that they saw the need to maintain the positive momentum in the interaction between ASEAN countries and China over the disputes in the South China Sea. The statement of encouraging China-ASEAN engagement was included in a joint […]
Indians mourn victims of helicopter crash in rescue of people from flood
People gather to pay respect to Wing Cmdr. of Indian Air Force (IAF) Darryl Castelino, a victim of a helicopter that crashed during a rescue mission in flood-ravaged northern India, during his funeral procession in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 30, 2013. The air force helicopter hit the side of a mountain and fell into a […]
Myanmar models present local designers’ fashion on catwalk
In this photo taken on Saturday, June 29, 2013, Myanmar models present creations by local designers during a fashion show at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Khin Maung Win>
Thai PM Yingluck becomes first female defense minister in Asia
Thailand’s embattled government on Sunday announced a new Cabinet reshuffle halfway through its first term, in a move widely seen as an attempt to salvage the government’s declining popularity. The new lineup comes as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s administration faces a myriad of problems, including losses from its flagship rice-pledging scheme and hiccups in its […]
S. Korean President Park meets Chinese leaders, pledging stronger ties
Chinese leaders on Friday pledged to push China’s strategic relations with the Republic of Korea (ROK) to a new high as they met with visiting ROK President President Park Geun-hye. Premier Li Keqiang said China and the ROK are good neighbors and important partners, citing increasing political trust and more common ground in development strategies […]
Thousands of Egyptians pour out onto streets for anti-Morsi demonstration
Hundreds of thousands thronged the streets of Cairo and cities around the country Sunday and marched on the presidential palace, filling a broad avenue for blocks, in an attempt to force out the Islamist president with the most massive protests Egypt has seen in 2 years of turmoil. In a sign of the explosive volatility […]
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