Official Poster For FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 Unveiled In Rio De Janeiro
The official poster for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 is unveiled in Sao Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 30, 2013. <Xinhua/AGENCIA ESTADO>
Four White Tigers And Four White Lions Are Together At A Zoo In Hodenhagen, Germany
Four white lions and four white tigers are pictured in their compound at Serengeti-Park zoo in Hodenhagen, northern Germany, Jan. 30, 2013. The wild cats were born in October and November 2012. A white lion, right, plays with a white tiger at Serengeti-Park zoo in Hodenhagen, northern Germany, Jan. 30, 2013. Four white tigers and […]
Allergies
My sister was born with a variety of severe allergies. As a baby, she was allergic to all dairy, eggs, oranges, nuts, and chicken. In one of my earliest memories, my parents are holding her arms and torso down on the floor as she screams; I’m holding her legs. My dad paints red medicine on […]
Syrian Opposition Leaders Hold A Meeting In Paris To Discuss Ways To Raise Money For Those Affected By Conflict
Leaders of Syrian opposition and representatives from its main backers attend a high-level meeting in Paris, France, on Jan. 28, 2013, discussing how to raise funds for Syrians affected by conflicts in the country. <Xinhua/Gao Jing>
U.S. Envoy For NK Shakes Hands With His Japanese Counterpart In Tokyo
U.S. envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies, left, poses with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama prior to their talks at Sugiyama’s office in Tokyo on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Davies was in Tokyo on a four-day visit. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take […]
Relatives And Friends Dance Next To The Coffin Of A Nightclub Fire Victim At Cemetery In Santa Maria
Relatives and friends dance and mourn next to the coffin during the burial of fire victim Tanise Cielo, at a cemetery in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The city in southern Brazil started burying the 233 people killed in Sunday’s fire at the Kiss nightclub after the […]
Dutch Queen Beatrix Announces Abdication To Turn Over The Throne To Her Eldest Son
Dutch Queen Beatrix poses for a photographer prior or shortly after announcing her April 30, 2013, abdication in a prerecorded speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, has ruled the nation of 16 million for more than 32 years and would be succeeded by her eldest son, […]
Mahindra objects to Ssangyong audit
Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian owner of Ssangyong Motor, said Monday that it objects to an audit by the National Assembly and that if it is pursued, it could affect the firm’s investment plan to the tune of 1 trillion won. “Funds for this (1 trillion won) investment will have to be generated by a […]
International Snow Sculpture Championships Open At Riverwalk Center In Breckenridge, Colo.
The Mongolian Warriors snow sculpture made by Team Mongolia shows the marble like statue with colored lights at night as people view it in the outdoor gallery at the Riverwalk Center during the 23 annual International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colo., on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Each of the 15 sculpture started out of […]
Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa
Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in […]