People run away at a car bomb explosion at Turkey-Syria border region
People run away at the Cilvegozu customs gate at the Turkey-Syria border near Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, minutes after a car bomb exploded. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said 12 people died and 28 were wounded and taken to hospitals in Turkey. People and ambulances seen near the Cilvegozu customs gate […]
Pope Benedict who’ll step down soon, waves to people of Regensburg in 2006
In this Sept. 12, 2006, file photo, Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd at the end of a papal Mass in Regensburg, southern Germany, some 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) northeast of Munich. When Benedict steps down on Feb. 28, 2013, his reputation as a brilliant theologian will remain intact. But he fell short […]
Yemeni people mark second anniversary of unrest with street parade in Sanaa
Yemeni protesters take part in a parade marking the second anniversary of the 2011 unrest in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 11, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
Algerian President talks with Russian FM in Algiers
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov in Algiers, Algeria, Feb. 11, 2013. <Xinhua>
Pakistani election commission members verify list of voters prior to general election
Pakistani soldiers stand guard as staff members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verify lists of voters prior to the general elections scheduled in May 2013, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Feb. 11, 2013. <Xinhua/Arshad>
Supporters of Mubarak stage rally on second anniversary of his ouster in Cairo
Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak display his photographs during a small rally on the second anniversary of his stepping down from power in front of the Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Egypt has been gripped by political turmoil since Mubarak’s ouster in the uprising sparked largely by widespread […]
Artist’s sketch shows court hearing against five defendants at Guantanamo Bay
In this pool photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the self-proclaimed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, left, confers with his lawyer Army Capt. Jason Wright, second from left, as co-defendant Walid bin Attash, second from right, also attends the hearing of the death penalty […]
Assad meets with his supporters when rebels captured Syria’s largest dam
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center left, meets with a delegation of Jordanian political activists, lawyers, doctors and engineers in support of him, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Syrian rebels captured the country’s largest dam on Monday after days of intense clashes, giving […]
Hindu devotees attend Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India
A woman seeks blessings from young boys dressed as Lord Ram, left, and his wife Sita during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India , Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every […]
Palestinians register their names at voter registration stations in their territories
Palestinians wait to register their names at a voter registration center in Gaza City on Feb. 11, 2013. Voter registration stations opened Monday in the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip for the first time since Islamic Hamas movement seized control of the area in 2007. Palestinian women register their names at a voter registration […]
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