Pakistani tribesmen protest US missile strikes
2010-12-09 19:10:35
Two dozen tribesmen are staging a silent protest in Pakistan's capital against US missile strikes along the Afghan border.
Workshop on women's rights in ASEAN opens in Vietnam
2010-12-08 20:54:00
A workshop on human rights of women in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held here Wednesday
77 illegal migrants stranded in Indonesia's Madura island
2010-12-08 20:40:20
A total of 77 illegal migrants from Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan stranded in port city of Sumenep in Indonesia's East Java province's Madura island, an official said in Sumenep on Wednesday.
Farmers say no to free trade agreement in Seoul
2010-12-08 17:22:49
South Korean farmers chant anti-government slogans during a rally denouncing the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Seoul Dec 8, 2010. US and South Korean negotiators struck a deal last week on the long-delayed FTA, which was signed in 2007 but had not been ratified for three years because of US auto and beef industry concerns.
Suicide bombers kill 50 in Pakistan
2010-12-07 00:14:24
Two suicide attackers wearing police uniforms and jackets packed with explosives and bullets blew themselves up at a gathering of tribesmen to discuss the formation of an anti-Taliban militia in northwest Pakistan Monday, killing 50 people, officials said.
7 people killed, 46 wounded in Baghdad car bombings
2010-12-04 17:51:22
Two car bomb explosions targeted Iranian pilgrims in Baghdad on Saturday, killed 7 people and wounded 46 others, an Interior Ministry source said.
Egg house to be removed
2010-12-02 19:34:08
A man who built an egg-shaped house to live in because he couldn’t afford Beijing’s high rental prices is being forced to take it down, the Beijing Times reported Thursday.
Lamps shine in honor of the late Buddhist master
2010-12-02 10:59:34
According to the Tibetan lunar calendar, Oct 25 is commemorated as the anniversary of the death of Tsongkapa, the great reformer of Tibetan Buddhism. He died on this day in 1419. In memory, every household burns countless butter lamps on roofs and chant prayers in his honor.
Cancer bride wears veil in hospital bed
2010-12-01 16:47:57
Yang Tao, 41, a cervical cancer patient, gets her make-up done at Huaxi No.4 Hospital in Huaxi, Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 20, 2010, the Huaxi Urban News reported Wednesday.
Hatching a cheap way to live in Beijing
2010-12-01 16:11:56
Dai Haifei, 24, a newly graduated architect, decided to make his own egg-style home after being unable to afford Beijing’s sky-high rental prices. The two-meter high house with two wheels underneath is made from sack bags on the outside wall, bamboo splints on the inside and wood chippings and grass seeds in between. “The seeds will grow in the natural environment and it’s cold-proof," Dai explained.
Al-Qaida troops responsible for church attack captured
2010-11-27 21:18:35
Iraqi security forces captured a local al-Qaida leader and eleven of his militants who believed to be responsible for the hostage-taking in a Baghdad's church and some other recent high-profile attacks in the capital.