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
A Pakistani boy leans on the back of a relative praying with other worshippers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Quetta, Pakistan. Arshad Butt/AP
United Nations observers embrace upon arrival in Damascus, Syria, from Homs as they prepare to depart the country. Intense fighting between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed several people on the second day of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and a day after the United Nation's new envoy to Syria acknowledged that he had no concrete ideas to end the conflict. Muzaffar Salman/AP
The US soccer team celebrates after their first goal against Ghana during their match at the Women's U20 World Cup at Hiroshima Big Arch stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. The US won 4-0. Shizuo Kambayashi/AP
A girl sits on a floor painting that creates a three-dimensional optical illusion at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Bobby Yip/Reuters
Rescuers and relatives stop a woman from committing suicide by jumping off a building in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China. Reuters
An Indian Muslim boy offers Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath/AP
Tim Clark, of South Africa, reacts after a missed putt on the 17th green during the final round of the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Sergio Garcia of Spain won the event. Gerry Broome/AP
A Pakistani Christian youth wearing a mask stands in a vehicle in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbors surrounded her house and demanded police take action. The situation demonstrates the deep emotion that suspected blasphemy cases can evoke in this conservative Muslim country, where rising extremism often means religious minorities live in fear of persecution. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A three-day-old orangutan baby hangs on its mother's fur at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The mother, Sexta, is almost 40 years old. The last time she was pregnant was 22 years ago. Martin Meissner/AP
Customers buy local weekly journals at a roadside shop in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's government said it was abolishing the harsh practice of directly censoring the country's media, the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation. Khin Maung Win/AP
The son of a police trooper holds his father's poster during a funeral in Sanaa, Yemen. Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants killed at least 15 Yemeni soldiers and security guards Saturday in a car bomb and grenade attack on the intelligence service headquarters in Aden. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
Lifeguards (r.) watch visitors crowding an artificial wave pool to escape the summer heat at a tourist resort in Sichuan province, China. Reuters
Homeless men sleep in an old fountain in New Delhi. Kevin Frayer/AP
A Nepalese girl offers Eid al-Ftr prayers at a mosque in Katmandu, Nepal. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar's ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to the increased activity of the volcano. The volcano has been in an active state since October 1999. Carlos Campana/Reuters
Protesters in front of the Yongsan US Army headquarters in Seoul shout slogans during a rally against South Korea and US joint military exercises. US and South Korean forces launched annual joint military exercises today, mostly computer-simulated drills, that North Korea has labeled a rehearsal for invasion. Ahn Young-joon/AP
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh scatters rose petals at the memorial in New Delhi to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on what would have been Gandhi's 68th birthday. B Mathur/Reuters
Tokyo's Hajime Motegi (c.) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run walk-off home run against Taiwan in the ninth inning of a baseball game during Little League World Series pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday. Japan won 2-0. Gene J. Puskar/AP
A man holding a makeshift fire broom takes part in efforts to contain a major forest blaze on the Greek island of Chios Sunday. Hundreds of firefighters, soldiers and volunteers were struggling for a third day to tame the fire. Smoke from the blaze, which was swept on by gale-force winds, was carried as far as Crete, more than 230 miles away. Icon Press/AP
People enjoy a floating open-air swimming pool called 'badboot' in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The venue is located in a 394-foot former barge which can accommodate 600 people and consists of two swimming pools, two event venues and a restaurant. Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Boys fetching water in a wheelbarrow look at a destroyed Syrian tank near a damaged mosque in the city of Azaz, Syria. Ben Hubbard/AP
A man stands behind a shower at Stadionbad, a public outdoor swimming pool, in Vienna. Austria was hit by a heat wave with temperatures up to 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Policemen control hooded demonstrators during a protest in solidarity with the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot in Zurich, Switzerland. A Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band guilty of hooliganism on Friday in one of the most closely-watched cases in recent Russian history. Alessandro Della Bella/Keystone/AP
Ministry of Finance workers argue with riot police during a protest in front of the Finance Ministry in Asuncion, Paraguay. The workers are protesting for better wages and demanding that their new Finance Minister recognize the workers' union and the rights acquired by employees in previous years. Jorge Adorno/Reuters
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen on a large screen as he attends a town hall meeting at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Cheryl Senter/AP
Gu Kailai stands at the defendant's dock during a trial in the court room at Hefei Intermediate People's Court in this still image taken from video. The fallen Chinese politician's wife, who confessed to killing British businessman Neil Heywood, is due to hear the verdict in her murder trial. Communist Party leaders may have decided against a death penalty for fear it could incite public sympathy for her. CCTV via Reuters TV/Reuters
Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain (front c.) smiles before the start of the third stage of the Tour of Spain 'La Vuelta' cycling race between Faustino V and Eibar, Spain. Felix Ordonez/Reuters
A man and his dog cool off in the Berounka river in the village of Dobrichovice, near Prague, Czech Republic. Temperatures are expected to rise up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. David W Cerny/Reuters
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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