Sunday, November 25, 2012

Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance

Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance

Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:49 AM PST

Participants gather for the 5th Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi on Sunday to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity in India's deeply conservative society.(AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi on Sunday to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity in India's deeply conservative society.

Pakistani Shiite procession hit by bombing, 6 dead

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:42 AM PST

Pakistani security officials check the site of a bomb blast as the minority Muslim Shia sect observes the annual Ashoura holiday in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed several people at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said. (AP Photo/Kashif Naveed)A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed at least six people and wounded some 90 others at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said, as the minority Muslim sect observes the annual Ashoura holiday.

112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:10 AM PST

Relatives of garment factory workers killed in a fire cry as they come to collect bodies from a mortuary in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. At least 112 people were killed in a late Saturday night fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Khurshed Rinku)At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

Bomb hits Pakistani Shiite procession, kills 5

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:49 AM PST

Pakistani Shiite Muslim girls mourn during a Muharram procession in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed at least five people and wounded some 90 others at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said, as the minority Muslim sect observes the annual Ashoura holiday.

Bomb in Pakistan kills 2 Shiites, injures 35

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:08 PM PST

Pakistani Shiite Muslim girls mourn during a Muharram procession in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Police say a bomb exploded at a Shiite religious procession in northwest Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring some 35 others.

China's role in Southeast Asia questioned

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:44 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2012 file photo, China's Premier Wen Jiabao, right, chats with U.S. President Barack Obama, left, as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen stands between them during a family photo at the 7th East Asia Summit Plenary Session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. China's finding the once friendly ground of Southeast Asia bumpy going, with anger against Chinese claims to disputed islands, once reliable ally Myanmar flirting with democracy and renewed American attention to the region. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)China is finding the once friendly ground of Southeast Asia bumpy going, with anger against Chinese claims to disputed islands, once reliable ally Myanmar flirting with democracy and renewed American attention to the region.

112 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:50 PM PST

Bangladeshis and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. An official said firefighters have recovered more than 100 bodies after a fire raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside Bangladesh's capital. (AP Photo/Polash Khan)At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

Official: At least 100 dead in Bangladesh fire

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:03 PM PST

An official says firefighters have recovered 100 bodies after a fire raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside Bangladesh's capital.
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