Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
A young monk in Bangkok, Thailand, plays with the pigeons at Sanam Luang on Thursday. Bangkok authorities have closed the parade grounds near the Royal Palace for renovations and plan to capture and relocate the park's piegons. Sakchai Lalit/AP
An Iraqi police dog handler watches a bomb-sniffing dog jump over an obstacle during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. The American military is rushing the delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device at many Iraqi checkpoints works. Karim Kadim/AP
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (l.) attend the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday. Jason Reed/Reuters
Members of Greenpeace hold a banner reading 'Help! A binding treaty to save the climate now!' at the fountain of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and water, in Mexico City on Feb. 4. Claudia Daut/Reuters
Members of Pakistan Professional Forum protest against the conviction of Aafia Siddiqui by a Manhattan jury for the attempted murder of US soldiers in Afghanistan. Faisal Mahmood/Reuters
Metal cut-outs of soldiers are set up in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967. Israel's foreign minister warned Syria Thursday against drawing the Jewish state into another war, saying Syria's army would be defeated and its regime would collapse in a future conflict. Ariel Schalit/AP
Canadian Inuit dogs pull a sled using traditional harnesses on Thursday in Iqaluit, Canada. Rob Gillies/AP
An Afghan man waits for transport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. The lights in the background are from homes on a hillside. Altaf Qadri/AP
A union member of French oil giant Total (l.) demonstrates in Dunkirk, France, on Thursday. Total said Monday that it promised jobs for workers at its Flanders refinery, but said it hasn't made a decision on the future of the Dunkirk site, which has been inactive since September. Michel Spingler/AP
Two Emirati men (l.) watch Emirati designer Mona al-Mansouri's creations during a four-day fashion show for Lebanese and Arab designers. Hussein Malla/AP
A police vehicle picks up people at a flooded street in Mexico City on Thursday. Torrential rain from several different weather systems has created chaos and damages in several Mexican states, government services said. Daniel Aguilar/Reuters
Children eat during a visit of Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, at the Notre Dame orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday. Eliana Aponte/Reuters
Iraqi army soldiers examine a rocket they discovered during recent operations in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb on Thursday. The rocket was likely buried by Saddam Hussein's army before the US invasion in 2003. Karim Kadim/AP
Keeper Nicole Meese feeds giant panda Tai Shan on a cargo plane at Dulles International Airport on Thursday. Tai Shan left Washington's National Zoo to join a breeding and conservation program in Chengdu, China. Susan Walsh/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.
Officials in Brussels and Washington may view China’s global shopping spree with alarm, as the Asian power house continues to buy up companies, sovereign debt, ports, and bridges around the world. But the Greeks are already dusting off the red carpet.
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