Palace Museum in Forbidden City holds a huge number of Chinese culture relics
A restoring expert of the Palace Museum fills colors for an ancient calligraphy work at Cultural Relics Protection Science and Technology Department in the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2013. The famous Forbidden City in Beijing houses the Palace Museum, which was established on October 1925. As China’s largest museum, the […]
An Indian Man Compete In Bullock Cart Race During A Rural Sports Festival In Kila Raipur, Punjab
An Indian villager participates in a bullock cart race during a rural sports festival, also known as “Indian Rural Olympics”, in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The three-day long event is a celebration of rural life in India’s farming belt and features major Punjabi rural […]
Unknown Gunmen Kill Three More People In Karachi, Bringing Total Death Toll In January To 155
People and rescuers gathered around bodies of victims at a hospital in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Jan. 31, 2013. At least three people were killed as unknown gunmen opened fire at a vehicle in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 155 in separate incidents of […]
Austria And Switzerland Compete In Floorball Event Of PyeongChang Special Olympics Held In Gangneung, South Korea
Russia’s Maxim Kozin, right, fights for the ball with Finland’s Janne Ahokainen, left, during the final match of the floorball event at the 2013 PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter Games in Gangneung, S. Korea on the third day of the competition, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Austria’s Patrik Pichler, center, fights for the ball with Switzerland’s […]
Hezbollah Opens New Cemetery In Beirut Amid Rising Tension In The Region With Israeli Airstrike On Syria
In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters parade during the inauguration of a new cemetery for their fighters who died in fighting against Israel, at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft […]
Exiled Tibetans Attend Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign In New Delhi
Exiled Tibetans shout slogans as they take part in a rally during Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The four-day campaign that began Wednesday is being held to express solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet and to raise awareness and seek international support for Tibet. Exiled Tibetans and Buddhist monks […]
Mass Funeral Held For Victims Of Road Accident That Left 20 Dead In India
People stand near bodies of victims of a road accident during a mass funeral at Gilosan village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. More than 20 people, including eight children and eight women, were killed in a road accident in Gujarat state when a minibus lost control and […]
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>
Iranians Remember The Day When Late Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Khomeini Returned To Tehran
Iranian soldiers stand guard in Iran’s late Islamic revolution leader Ayatollah Khomeini’ shrine, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31, 2013, during a ceremony marking the time when Khomeini returned to Tehran, on Jan. 31, 1979 from 14 years of exile in Paris. Iran started Thursday to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. A […]
Human Right Activist Arrives In Los Angeles After Being Freed From Detainment In Ho Chi Minh City
Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan greets with his supporters after his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport from Vietnam on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. Nguyen has been released after being detained since April 17, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan speaks during a […]
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