S. Korean prosecutors demand 20 years in jail for ex-president Lee Myung-bak
South Korean state prosecutors demanded a 20-year imprisonment on Thursday for former conservative President Lee Myung-bak over corruption charges.
War-separated families of S.Korea, DPRK reunite in tears, joy
Families of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, finally reunited in tears and joy as they had never seen each other for decades until Monday when the rare reunions were held in Mount Kumgang in southeast DPRK.
Royal well-wishers
Well-wishers pray during a ceremony to celebrate the 86th birthday of Thai Queen Sirikit, widow of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Narathiwat on Sunday. Photo: AFP
At your service
Maid cafe waitresses sprinkle water during the Uchimizukko festival at the Kanda Myojin Shrine on Saturday, in Tokyo. Maid cafe waitresses attended the annual event, a Japanese summer tradition celebrated in Akihabara since 2003, to splash water on the hot pavement to cool down the air. Photo: VCG
Photos and flowers
Myanmar's State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (center) meets with her suppoters during a peace talk conference in Chauk Kan village, Pakokku in Mgway Division on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Divine ties
Sri Lankan Hindus pass the heavy coir ropes to pull the chariot carrying the image of a deity during the annual religious procession of Sri Kailawasanathan Swami Devasthanam Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. The temple in the part of the Colombo city known as Slave Island or Kompannaveediya is dedicated to God Murugan or Skanda. This deity is also known as God Kataragama by the local Sinhalese majority who are mainly Buddhists. Photo: IC
Cosplay's home
Cosplay fans from over 30 countries pose at a temple in Nagoya on Sunday, before attending the 2018 World Cosplay Summit in the central Japan city. Photo: IC
Feeding time
Mothers participate in a breastfeeding event in Manila on Sunday. Hundreds of Philippine mothers simultaneously nursed their babies in public on Sunday, some of them two at a time, in a government-backed mass breastfeeding event aimed at combating child deaths. Photo: AFP
Selfies with PM
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (center) poses for photos with passers-by as he attends the official launch of a public shuttle boat in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Hun Sen won the country's general election on Sunday. Photo: AFP
If the price is right
Supporters of India's Congress party display placards during a protest against the Rafale jets deal in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Rafale deal has been caught in a controversy with the opposition Congress alleging that the price being paid by the government to buy 36 fighter jets is more than negotiated. The government has denied the allegation and refused to divulge the cost citing a confidentiality clause in the purchase agreement.Photo: AFP
Race for supplies
Villagers near Hpa-an, the capital of Myanmar's Karen state, travel across floodwaters on small boats on Wednesday, to pick up food and other emergency supplies. About 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged vast swathes of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people, as heavy monsoon rains batter the Mekong region. Photo: VCG
Seeking help
A dog attempts to climb on a table to get out of floodwaters in the Bago region, 68 kilometers away from Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Heavy monsoon rains inundated Karen state, Mon state and Bago region and show no signs of abating, raising fears that the worst is yet to come. Photo: AFP
India drops controversial 12% tax rate on sanitary pads
India has withdrawn a controversial tax on sanitary pads following a vocal campaign led by activists and Bollywood stars to boost female education and empowerment.
Indonesia's atheists fear jail and persecution in an officially multi-religious nation
As a university student, Luna Atmowijoyo prayed five times a day, refused to shake hands with men who weren't relatives and was “more fundamentalist” than her pious Muslim parents.
Boys, coach are safe, 18-day ordeal ends
All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that has gripped the world.
Japan hit by worst storm in 36 years
Japan struggled on Tuesday to restore utilities after its worst weather disaster in 36 years killed at least 155 people, with survivors facing health risks from broiling temperatures and a lack of water, while rescuers kept up a grim search for victims.
Singapore to use thermal cameras to nab illegal smokers
Lighting up will soon get tougher in Singapore, with the government planning to roll out 300 high definition thermal cameras to catch and fine illegal smokers.
India's top court upholds sentences in 2012 gang-rape
India's top court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men convicted over the notorious 2012 gang-rape and murder of a woman that sparked national protests and soul-searching.