Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
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
Sofia University students carry chairs on their heads during a protest against the severe budget cuts in state funding for higher education, Sofia, Bulgaria. AP
A girl is carried on her father's shoulders as they walk beside colorful umbrellas during a brief drizzle at the North Cemetery in Manila, the Philippines, during All Saints Day. Filipinos trooped to cemeteries today to offer prayers and flowers to their departed relatives and friends. Aaron Favila/AP
Tiger Woods tees off as he plays with Ryo Ishikawa of Japan during their 9-hole golf match for a television event at Yokohama Country Course near Tokyo. Tiger lost his No. 1 world golf ranking today to Lee Westwood. Shuji Kajiyama/AP
A Pakistani observes the view from a dome-shaped terrace at a park in Islamabad, Pakistan. Anjum Naveed/AP
North Korean Yoon Tae-young (c.) bids farewell to his South Korean younger brothers Yoon Sang-gil (l.) and Yoon Sang-in after inter-Korean temporary family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort. Yoon Tae-young was a South Korean soldier who fought against the North during the 1950-53 Korean War. Four hundred and thirty-six South Koreans visited the North to meet their 97 North Korean relatives, from whom they have been separated since thatwar. Lee Jung-hoon/Reuters
No one was injured in this giant landslide in Schmalkalden, central Germany, that occurred under a residential street claiming one car and leaving another hanging over the edge. The cause of the landslide is unclear. Residents were evacuated from 23 buildings. Jens Meyer/AP
A resident (r.) of a village without a school to serve as a polling station, fills out her ballot in a specially constructed wood and reed shelter in Bobo on the outskirts of the former rebel stronghold of Bouake, northern Ivory Coast. The West African nation held the long-awaited presidential election Sunday, the first since civil war erupted in 2002 and split the world's leading cocoa producer in half. Millions of people here are hoping the repeatedly delayed poll will reunite the divided country and restore stability after more than a decade of chaos and tension. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Mount Merapi spews volcanic smoke. After a deadly week of activity, Indonesia's most volatile volcano unleashed its most powerful eruption Monday, spewing searing clouds of gas and debris thousands of feet into the air. There were no immediate reports of new casualties. Irwin Fedriansyah/AP
A child looks at couples dancing for exercise on a path in a public park in Shanghai. Andy Wong/AP
Visitors to the Tate Britain in London look at artist Fiona Banner's installation, entitled 'Harrier and Jaguar,' which consists of a real Harrier fighter jet hanging from the ceiling. Britain is considering selling a fleet of fighter jets it can no longer afford to fly, government minister Peter Luff was quoted as saying on Monday in an interview with the Financial Times. India is the most likely purchaser of the Harriers, according to the newspaper. Andrew Winning/Reuters
An Indian couple shop for decorative garlands ahead of the Diwali festival in Allahabad, India. People decorate their houses and light lamps during this festival of lights which falls on the first week of November. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
A woman gives President Obama a hug as he makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates during a rally at Cleveland State University in Ohio on Sunday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
People collect crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, during the saffron harvest in Consuegra, central Spain. It takes 400,000 stems to make up a kilo of saffron, which retails at about 10,000 euros ($14,000), although only a few fragrant threads are needed to give a typically tasty yellow tinge to the traditional rice dish paella. Sergio Perez/Reuters
A person photographs a round rainbow seen around the sun in Johannesburg, South Africa. The rare phenomenon only appears on occasions when the sun is seen through a fine layer of moisture between the Earth and the sun. Tawanda Mudimu/AP
General view of a cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in San Gregorio, Mexico, late Sunday. Mexicans celebrate the day to honor the deceased, a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Alexandre Meneghini/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
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
The French Parliament is considering a new bill that would allow university science classes to be taught in English. Politicians and academics across the spectrum are upset.
When two French ministers last month launched a new program to respond to the challenges of population aging, they gave it an English name: “Silver Economy.” But that didn’t strike a chord with their boss.
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