Photos: Mountain villages central to Myanmar’s illegal drug trade
The remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar’s drug trade which has thrived on...
View ArticlePhotos: The Queen commemorates Maundy Thursday
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh attended the Maundy service at Christ Church Cathedral on March 28, 2013 in Oxford, England. The Queen also distributed Maundy money to 87...
View ArticlePhotos: Easter around the world
Photos of people celebrating Easter around the world, from Bunny runs and Easter egg hunts to elaborate church services and candle light vigils. Close 1 of 56 Worshippers dressed as angels participate...
View ArticlePhotos: Easter at the Vatican
Pope Francis led the Easter celebrations on St Peter’s square on March 31, 2013 at the Vatican. Easter Sunday celebrates the Christian belief in Jesus’s death and resurrection and is marked around the...
View ArticlePhotos: Giant ant sculpture part of April Fool’s Day prank
Photos of a group hoisting a large ant sculpture onto a water tower at an abandoned Stillwater plant in Goshen, Va on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The ant is part of an April Fools prank by Mark Cline, who...
View ArticlePhotos: Charpoy bed guesthouses in Pakistan
Near Karachi, charpoy bed guesthouses are setup from 9pm to 7am for the homeless, passengers and drivers, at a cost of about 40 Pakistani rupees ($0.40) per night. Close 1 of 8 People sleep on charpoy...
View ArticlePhotos: Palestinians in Gaza make coal by recycling scrap wood
In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and...
View ArticlePhotos: One World Trade Center observatory unveiled
On Tuesday, Port Authority officials unveiled the stunning view from the top of One World Trade Center, a 360-degree eagle’s eye panorama. The One World Observatory, which will occupy the tower’s...
View ArticlePhotos: Gun culture in Canada
Photos from a public indoor gun range in British Columbia and the Vancouver Gun Club, where members shoot skeet and trap. The shotgun-only club has a regular membership of about 400 and sells an...
View ArticlePhotos: “Pull the Bull” celebration in Peru
The “Jala Toro” or “Pull the Bull” celebration in downtown Ayacucho, Peru, Saturday, March 30, 2013. The Jala Toro is a “running of the bulls” celebration, similar to Spain’s Encierro, where bulls are...
View ArticlePhotos: Ladies’ Day at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England
Racegoers attend Ladies Day the second day of the Grand National Meeting horse racing event at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England on April 5, 2013. The annual three day meeting...
View ArticlePhotos: International Day of the Gypsy on April 8, 2013
April 8, 2013 marks International Roma Day, also known to some as the Day of the Gypsy although gypsy is now considered a derogatory term. While the people of ethnic Roma decent number over four...
View ArticlePhotos: Amish community disrupted by hate crime convictions
BERGHOLZ, Ohio (AP) – The last of 16 Amish from a community in rural eastern Ohio will be taken to federal prison on Friday convicted of hate crimes for hair- and beard-cutting attacks against fellow...
View ArticlePhotos: Members of “Red Shirt” movement gather in Bangkok
Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister, and members of the “red shirt” movement gathered near the Democracy Monument, the site of bloody clashes with Thai security forces in...
View ArticlePhotos: Ancient Christian monastery near Cairo, Egypt
The monks at the ancient monastery of St. Anthony, southeast of Cairo, Egypt, are not untouched by the turbulent times facing Egypt’s Christians, and have vowed their community’s voice won’t be...
View ArticlePhotos: 420 Rally at Civic Center Park, Denver
Photos from the annual 420 Rally at Denver’s Civic Center Park on Saturday, April 20, 2013. This rally is the first since Colorado voters approved legalizing marijuana for recreational use in...
View ArticlePhotos: Elusive Russian drug causes controversy
Photos of members of a pro-Kremlin youth group attacking pushers of the synthetic drug known as “spice”, in Moscow, Russia. Russian officials and anti-drugs campaigners say that spice has become one...
View ArticlePhotos: Making legal moonshine in Georgia
Virgil Lovell told his son Carlos at an early age, “If you make good liquor and put it barrels, it would be the same as money in the bank.” After being out of the illegal moonshine business since...
View ArticlePhotos: 2013 RoboCup German Open tournament
The 4th edition of RoboCup German Open 2013 is taking place from April 26-28 in Magdeburg, Germany. The three-day tournament is hosting 43 international teams and 158 German junior teams that compete...
View ArticlePhotos: Kremlin hopes mountain resorts will ease tensions in North Caucasus
Photos of the Russian villages near Mount Elbrus in the North Caucasus, the same region where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev stayed for six months in 2012. The Kremlin is currently...
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