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TOUCHING A KAFFIYEH: Palestinian children held up a large kaffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress, during Nakba celebrations in Ramallah,...

Much has been said about the state of Dubai since its lightning speed of development almost ground to a...

Dance troupes from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and China Overseas Exchange Association performed in Philadelphia Wednesday as part...

The sun rose over London Thursday.

This nice shot was taken at the start of a sand speedway race. It fully captures the moment of...

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday with a crew of...

A fireman cooled off as a gas tanker fire raged in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday. No injuries were immediately reported....

Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez went to pick up a moth during his match against Andy Roddick of the U.S. at...

… in India. Like this bicycle-rickshaw rider moved a car to a scrap yard in Siliguri, India, Tuesday. (Rupak...

KTM 125cc rider Sturla Fagerhaug of Norway crashes during the last race of the Motorcycle Grand Prix season at...

Ryan Newman (39) slides upside down on the track after crashing with Kevin Harvick (29) during the AMP Energy...

A potter makes clay lamps for Diwali in Mumbai, India. October 17th marked the celebration of Diwali among Hindus...

Cows and vehicles remained on a piece of land surrounded by floodwaters in the village of Jeram Perdas, Malaysia....

Tom Noonan, of the U.S., and Ganesh Pandey, of Nepal, performed a tandem skydive near the world’s highest peak,...

Evgenia Kanaeva of Russia performs during an exhibition at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Ise, Japan September 13....

A man on a horse rides past the peloton during the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain “La...

A boy dressed as Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, looked out from a window before being brought out...

Gay rights activists held troches and banners at a demonstration near Rome’s Colosseum Thursday against “intolerance and all racism”....