Category: Multimedia
Mongolian President participate campaign rally for June 26 election
In this Sunday, June 23, 2013 photo, Mongolia’s incumbent President Elbegdorj Tsakhia of the ruling Democratic Party waves at his supporters during a campaign rally in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, for […]
Turkish PM Erdogan lashes out at protesters by mentioning conspiracy
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 20 people allegedly involved in violent protests, as the country’s prime minister continued to lash out at protesters – and a BBC journalist […]
Kashmir’s shops and schools closed to protest against Indian PM’s visit
Shops, businesses and schools were closed in Indian-controlled Kashmir after separatist groups called for a strike Tuesday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister to the disputed Himalayan […]
China’s Shenzhou-10 spacecraft returns safely to Earth
The re-entry capsule of China’s Shenzhou-10 spacecraft is landing in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 26, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ren Junchuan>
Qatar’s power and riches passed into hands of 33-year-old new emir
With a few words in a short speech, Qatar’s huge energy riches and its expanding political influence passed into the hands of a 33-year-old ruler Tuesday in a seamless transition […]
Floods, landslides ravages western Nepal, 40 dead
Kathmandu, June 24: The government of Nepal said that the death toll from the floods and landslides in the Mid Western and Far Western Development Regions has reached 40. According […]
16 Lebanese soldiers killed in battle against Sunni radicals
Lebanon’s army seized Monday a leading Sunni cleric’s headquarters in a southern city and arrested a number of his gunmen in an operation that left 16 soldiers killed, a security […]
Pakistan’s PM Sharif to pursue high treason case against former President
Image released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) shows Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif adressing the parliament in Islamabad on June 24, 2013. Nawaz Sharif Monday announced that his government […]
Iraqis worship at Shabaniyah festival marking birth of Hidden Imam
Shiite Muslim worshippers gather at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the annual festival of Shabaniyah, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the ninth-century Shiite leader known […]
Qatar’s Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani hands power over to his son
March 26, 2013 file photo, Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Qatar’s emir moves to […]