Picture News
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AFP - Tue Aug 9, 5:25 PM ET
Comfy landing : Jean Galfione of France competes during the men's pole vault qualification round at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Francois-Xavier Marit) -
AFP/Pool - Tue Aug 9, 5:40 PM ET
On the march : Israeli policemen march during a Jewish settlement evacuation training session near the Tseelim army base, in Israel's southern Negev desert. (AFP/Pool/Sebastian Scheiner) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 5:09 PM ET
Remembering Nagasaki : A girl scout prays while watching burning candles during the Peace Candle Lights event at the Peace park in Nagasaki city. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 5:39 PM ET
Rainy Beijing : People hold umbrellas as heavy rains falls as Beijing receives the tail end of Tyhoon Matsa. (AFP/Peter Parks) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 5:39 PM ET
Lanterns on the Thames : Lanterns launched by Japanese monks from the Nipponzan Myohoji order float towards Chelsea bridge on the Thames in London, in remembrance of the victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb in 1945. (AFP/Odd Andersen) -
AFP/Pool - Tue Aug 9, 5:40 PM ET
Grey skies in the desert : A grey sky hangs over Israeli soldiers as they march near the Tseelim army base, in Israel's southern Negev desert. (AFP/Pool/Sebastian Scheiner) -
AFP/File - Mon Aug 8,11:40 PM ET
Fruits and vegetables at a French market. Beleaguered by one of the most expensive consumer markets in Europe, a growing number of Swiss households are popping across the border to do their shopping(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9, 2:15 AM ET
Saudi men walk next to a car decorated with pictures of late king Fahd of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. The power held by family reign in the Middle East was demonstrated anew last week when Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was swamped by supporters during a customary allegiance ceremony(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 2:19 AM ET
A batsman of the Greek national youth cricket team trains on the main square of Corfu island, northwestern Greece. A legacy of Britain's 19th century presence in the Ionian Sea, cricket has been played locally on Corfu since 1835(AFP/Aris Messinis) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9,10:46 AM ET
A man dessed as Santa Claus is accompanied by Dino the Donkey and pictured during the opening of the 'Christmas World' at the Harrods department store in London(AFP/John D. McHugh) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9,11:03 AM ET
Nigerois mothers sit with their children in Maradoufa, near Maradi, Niger. Women in the northwest African country have an average of eight children each, a birth rate attributed to a strict adherence to Islam, young marriages and poverty(AFP/File) -
AFP/DDP/File - Tue Aug 9,11:19 AM ET
Demonstrators gather in front of a memorial site at the former Checkpoint Charlie, 05 July 2005 in Berlin.According to new research, more than 1,100 people died trying to escape the former East Germany(AFP/DDP/File) -
AFP/DDP/File - Tue Aug 9,11:19 AM ET
Two men chain themselves to a wooden cross, 05 July 2005 at a memorial at the former Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, in protest to the removal of the site, made up of 1065 wooden crosses and a reconstructed portion of the former wall(AFP/DDP/File) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9,11:24 AM ET
Local boys inspect goodies at Ulyanovsk's central market. After years of controversy, planners in Ulyanovsk have given the go-ahead for creation of a stone monument to a unique character in the Russian alphabet -- an e with an umlaut(AFP/File) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9,11:58 AM ET
Southern Sudanese children walk past makeshift houses at a camp for returnees in January 2005. Some 5,000 displaced Sudanese have completed an epic 700 kilometer (435 mile) trek through dense forests and swamps, returning home after four years in exile(AFP/File) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 1:13 PM ET
Singaporeans wave the national flag as they attend celebrations marking the Singapore's 40th National Day. The Republic of Singapore was born 09 August, 1965 after leaving the Malaysian federation(AFP) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 1:13 PM ET
(R-L) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan and Home Affair Minister Wong Kan Seng sing the national anthem at the 40th National day celebrations in Singapore(AFP) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9, 1:13 PM ET
Workers clean the roof of the Esplanade, Singapore's ultramodern performing arts centre. Singapore is in the midst of a makeover designed to reposition itself as an arts and entertainment hub to rival some of the most vibrant capitals of the world(AFP/File) -
AFP/File - Tue Aug 9, 1:42 PM ET
A woman inspects grapes at a vineyard in northern Spain. Spain's grape harvest began with producers at Raimat in the region of Catalonia voicing hopes of a healthy vintage despite the worst drought in 60 years(AFP/File) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 3:50 PM ET
A pigeon flies in front of the domes of Kiev-Pecherskaya Lavra cathedral, a sacred place of the Orthodox religion and the treasure of Slavic culture, the most popular place for western tourists in Kiev.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky) -
AFP - Tue Aug 9, 3:50 PM ET
Young western tourists rest in front of frescos of Mikhaylo Gold Cupolas Cathedral in Kiev. The Ukrainian authorities have abolished visas for nationals of the European Union, Canada, Japan and the United States hoping to boost tourist numbers.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky) -
AP - Mon Aug 8,10:43 AM ET
In this photo provided by Zac and Kelly White, Associated Press reporter John MacDonald of Helena, Mont., eases his Jeep through 'Rubble Trouble,' June 1, 2005, one of the last major obstacles on the jeep trail 'Hells Revenge' just outside Moab, Utah. The Utah town has become a Mecca for off-road enthusiasts, from families looking for nice desert drives to the hard-core crowd looking for challenging obstacles for their rigs. (AP Photo/Courtesy Zac and Kelly White) -
AP - Mon Aug 8,10:43 AM ET
Zac White of Denver, right, guides his wife, Kelly, over an obstacle June 3, 2005, along the Kane Creek Trail outside of Moab, Utah. The Utah desert town has become a Mecca for four-wheel-drive enthusiasts because of the many designated off-road trails. (AP Photo/John MacDonald) -
AP - Mon Aug 8,10:43 AM ET
Zac, right, and Kelly White stop to view one of the many rock formations May 30, 2005, in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah. (AP Photo John MacDonald) -
AP - Mon Aug 8,10:43 AM ET
In this photo courtesy of Zac and Kelly White, Off-road enthusiasts pause June 1, 2005, to take in the scenery along a stretch of the trail known as 'Hells Revenge,' just outside Moab, Utah. The Utah town has become a Mecca for off-road enthusiasts, from families looking for nice desert drives to the hard-core crowd looking for challenging obstacles for their rigs. (AP Photo/Courtesy Zac and Kelly White)