Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma are received by Indian President Pratibha Singh Patil and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a ceremonial reception at the President Palace in New Delhi, India, on June 18, 2008. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Visits India - New Delhi

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Visits India - New Delhi

Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma are received by Indian President Pratibha Singh Patil and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a ceremonial reception at the President Palace in New Delhi, India, on June 18, 2008. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

S. Korean, Indian presidents

S. Korean, Indian presidents

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) greets his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil (2nd from R) at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 25, 2011.

Vietnamese wins Fields Medal for 1st time

Vietnamese wins Fields Medal for 1st time

HYDERABAD, India - (From L to R) Elon Lindenstrauss, Stanislav Smirnov, Cedric Villani and Ngo Bao Chau pose for photos with Pratibha Patil (R), the president of India, after winning the Fields Medal on Aug. 19, 2010, at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Hyderabad, India. Chau became the first Vietnamese-born mathematician to win the prestigious prize.

Vietnamese wins Fields Medal for 1st time

Vietnamese wins Fields Medal for 1st time

HYDERABAD, India - (From L to R) Elon Lindenstrauss, Stanislav Smirnov, Cedric Villani and Ngo Bao Chau pose for photos with Pratibha Patil (R), the president of India, after winning the Fields Medal on Aug. 19, 2010, at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Hyderabad, India. Chau became the first Vietnamese-born mathematician to win the prestigious prize. (Kyodo)

S. Korean, Indian presidents

S. Korean, Indian presidents

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) greets his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil (2nd from R) at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 25, 2011. (Kyodo)