PAKISTAN-QUAKE-ISLAND
This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they arrive by boat to an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline at Gwadar after an earthquake. A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan has fascinated locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on September 24, in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district, killing at least 271 people and affecting hundreds of thousands
YEMEN NATIONAL DAY
Yemeni girls perform during a ceremony marking the 51st anniversary of the National Day in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 September 2013. Yemen marked the 51st anniversary of the 26th September Revolution against the rule of Imams and that saw Yemen proclaiming a republic.
Kazakhstan Russia Space
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-10M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, with turning antennas on the foreground. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Michael Hopkins, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy.
Paris Fashion Azaia
Princess Clotilde de Savoie, also known by her actress name Clotilde Courau arriving at the Alaia exhibit Gala. French Tunisian born Fashion designer Azzedine Alaia, presented for the first Paris retrospective of couturier at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013
Pets Petting Zoos
In this Monday Sept. 2, 2013 photo Jacqueline Solis, 2, from Burbank, Calif., plays with the sheep at the Fairview Farms petting zoo at the Los Angeles County Fair, in Pomona Calif. There are all kinds of newspaper ads and websites describing gentle farm animals available to help toddlers celebrate birthdays, teenagers mark graduations and couples observe anniversaries. The crew at the Fairview Farms try to make the visit to the petting zoo a positive one because a bad experience can last a lifetime.
People Bill Hader
This image released by Starpix shows Bill Hader, center, with characters Barry the Strawberry, left, and Dill Pickle during an appearance to promote the release of the animated film, "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2," at the Empire State Building, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 in New York. The film opens nationwide on Friday.
People Sofia Vergara
This image released by Starpix shows Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, from the ABC comedy series "Modern Family," holding an item from her 2013 fall and holiday collection for Kmart during a preview, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in New York
People Sofia Vergara
This image released by Starpix shows Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, from the ABC comedy series "Modern Family," poses at a preview for her 2013 fall and holiday collection for Kmart, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in New York
People Amber Tamblyn
This Sept. 18, 2013 photo shows actress Amber Tamblyn in New York. Tamblyn will guest star as Charlie Harper's daughter in the upcoming season of the comedy series "Two and a Half Men," premiering Thursday, Sept 26 at 9:30 p.m. on CBS.
PANAMA CENTENARY PACIFIC
View of fireworks during the commemoration of the fifth centenary of the sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Spanish Vasco Nunez de Balboa, in Panama City, Panama, 25 September 2013.
AUSTRALIA BABY POLAR BEAR
Henry, a 19-weeks old polar bear cub, plays with his mother Liya at their enclosure at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Australia, 26 September 2013. Henry is the first polar bear to be born in Australia for almost 20 years.
China Rubber Duck
A photo-taking tourist, front, casts a shadow as tourists walk past a yellow rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, floating on a lake at the Summer Palace, once a royal garden in Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. The 18 meters (59 feet) tall inflatable art piece is shown at the palace from Sept. 26 to Oct. 26.
Robert Indiana Beyond LOVE
In this Sept. 24, 2013 photo, the works of artist Robert Indiana, known world over for his LOVE image, are on display at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. Indiana, who turned 85 this month, called the retrospective of 95 works he created over the past five decades, "a dream come true, a little late."
Japan Hiroshima And Fukushima
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, a group of children walk in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan. The bombing killed some 140,000 people - some instantly, others within months. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 70,000 people shortly before the end of World War II. Those categorized by the government as sick from the Hiroshima bombing’s radiation still number more than 200,000
Japan Hiroshima And Fukushima
FILE - In this July 16, 2011 file photo, vines grow across the road next to an abandoned car near the town of Naraha, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) exclusion zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, in northeastern Japan. Like the bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945, the March 2011 Fukushima disaster unleashed radiation that will affect the region’s health for decades. Hiroshima medical experts, the world’s most renowned on radiation-related sicknesses, are being called on for advice on how the meltdowns may have harmed people who lived near the power plant along the northeastern coast of Japan. No one is known to have died from the Fukushima radiation, but the plant’s three nuclear meltdowns will take decades to clean up and it is impossible to know what the health toll will ultimately be. Only recently has the government acknowledged that much more radioactive water is leaking into the sea than it had previously believed.
Space Station
This image from NASA-TV shows the Soyuz capsule, upper right, carrying three astronauts approaching the International Space Station Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting outpost to six. The Soyuz capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station at approximately 10:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
Actress Paula Patton
Actress Paula Patton (L) and recording artist Robin Thicke attend the premiere of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Baggage Claim" at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on September 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure attends the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini, left, and Kathleen Robertson attend the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Starlight Awards
From left, Candace Cameron Bure, John Stamos and Bob Saget attend the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles
MISS WORLD
In this photograph taken on September 24, 2013, Miss Philippines Megan Young (C) walks on the catwalk during the fashion show of Miss World contestants at a convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Young was selected as one of the top 10 in the modeling event, automatically entering the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pagean
Pakistan Armored Vehicles
In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 photo, Pakistani workers prepare to outfit a vehicle with armor, at Pak Armoring Pvt. Ltd in Karachi, Pakistan. Surging violence by criminal gangs and Islamic militants has been a nightmare for most businesses in Pakistan’s largest city, but one industry is flourishing: the production of armored vehicles to protect wealthy businessmen, politicians and their families.
Singapore Incheon Asian Games
South Korean girl pop group "Skarf" performs in Singapore Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Singapore is one of six cities to host the 2014 Incheon Asian Games road show. The games will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, 2014.
INDONESIA-LIFESTYLE-RELIGION-MISS WORLD
In this photograph taken released by the Miss World on September 26, 2013, Miss World contestants who were selected as top 10 in the fashion show pose during the event at the convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on September 24, 2013. The top 10 in the modeling event, automatically enters the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The top 10 seen in the front row from left Miss Ukraine, Anna Zaiachkivska; Miss Brazil, Sancler Frantz Konzen; Miss France, Marine Lorpheline; Miss Cyprus, Kristy Marie Agapioy; Miss Italy, Sarah Baderna, Miss United States, Olivia Jordan; Miss England, Kirsty Heslewood; Miss Cameroon, Denise Valerie Ayena; Miss Philippines, Megan Young and Miss South Sudan, Modong Manuela Mogga, The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant
CHINA TOURISM LAW
Tour groups and visitors cross a bridge of the Summer Palace which is a popular tourist attraction in Beijing, China, 26 September 2013. The Chinese government is expected to implement a new Tourism Law starting October to protect the interests and rights of domestic and foreign tourists in the country, as well as to implement a code of conduct for tourists.
Kenya Mall Attack
Dawn breaks over the still-smoldering Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Working near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall, FBI agents began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to help determine the identities and nationalities of victims and al-Shabab gunmen who attacked the shopping center, killing more than 60 people.
INDONESIA-LIFESTYLE-RELIGION-MISS WORLD
In this photograph taken released by the Miss World on September 26, 2013, Miss World contestants who were selected as top 10 in the fashion show pose during the event at the convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on September 24, 2013. The top 10 in the modeling event, automatically enters the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The top 10 seen in the front row from left, Miss Philippines, Megan Young; Miss South Sudan, Modong Manuela Mogga; Miss England, Kirsty Heslewood; Miss United States, Olivia Jordan; Miss Cyprus, Kristy Marie Agapioy; Miss Italy, Sarah Baderna; Miss France, Marine Lorphelin; Miss Brazil, Sancler Frantz Konzen, Miss Cameroon , Denise Valerie Ayena and Miss Ukranie Anna Zaiachkivska.The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.
Singapore Incheon Asian Games
South Korean girl pop group "Skarf" performs in Singapore Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Singapore is one of six cities to host the 2014 Incheon Asian Games road show. The games will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, 2014
Space Station
In this image provided by NASA-TV the New Expedition 37 crew members, foreground from left: Mike Hopkins, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Oleg Kotov, were welcomed aboard the International Space Station Thursday Sept. 26, 2013 at 12:34 a.m. EDT. Their Soyuz spacecraft docked to the space station on Wed. at 10:45 p.m. EDT, four orbits after launch at 4:58 p.m. from Kazakhstan. The new residents were greeted by Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, rear center and Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg, left, and Luca Parmitano.
CHINA BEIJING DESIGN WEEK
Staff from Shangri-la Farms, an organisation working to revitalise rural communities by developing local produce such as honey for a wider market, build a sculpture entitled 'Flower of Life' as part of the Beijing Design Week in Beijing, China, 26 September 2013. The week brings together artists, architects, designers and thinkers with a view to enhancing the creative elements in China's economy.
Elephants Among the Citrus
In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, there are four African elephants living on 200 acres in the heart of Florida's citrus grove region in the newly opened National Elephant Center in Fellsmere, Fla. The center is the only one operated by the U.S. zoo community to house displaced elephants.
INDONESIA WEATHER ACEH DROUGHT
Local farmers tie a bundle in a dry paddy field in Aceh Besar, Aceh region, Indonesia, 26 September 2013. Hot and dry weather with temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius dominated the region for quite a while with little to no rainfall at all even worsening the situation.
INDIA-ECONOMY-FLOWERS
An Indian family prepare a garland of marigolds at a wholesale flower market in New Delhi on September 26, 2013. Flowers are an essential feature of many religious ceremonies in the Indian sub-continent
India Daily Life
An Indian Hindu devotee rests on a bench on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Allahabad, at the confluence of India's most important rivers the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is an important Hindu pilgrimage center.
wholesale flower market in New Delhi
Indian vendors wait for customers for their lotus flower at a wholesale flower market in New Delhi on September 26, 2013. Flowers are an essential feature of many religious ceremonies in the Indian sub-continent.
Philippines Rebel Standoff
Villagers board a truck to take them to an evacuation center after authorities ordered a forced evacuation of their village as a standoff between the government troopers and Muslim rebels, who have taken scores of hostages and used them as human shields, continues for the fifth straight day Friday Sept. 13, 2013 at Zamboanga city in southern Philippines. The troops have surrounded the Moro National Liberation Front guerrillas with their hostages in four coastal villages since the crisis erupted Monday
INDIA KASHMIR PROTEST
Indian police women watch as members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), march during a protest in Sringar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 13 September 2013. The PDP, the pro-India main opposition party in Indian Kashmir, staged a protest rally demanding the removal of troops from civilian areas, the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (ADSPA) and punishment to the paramilitary troopers responsible for alleged killing of five civilians in Shopian. The protest march was led by PDP president, Mehabboba Mufti and her party legislators.
HONG KONG-JEWELLERY-EXPO
A vendor holds a jewel-encrusted piece at the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair in Hong Kong on September 13, 2013. The fair, the biggest of its kind in the world with 3,600 exhibitors and an expected 52,000 buyers, is being held from September 13-17
Cluster Balloon Flight
In this photo provided by Mark McBreairty, a balloon cluster carrying Jonathan Trappe lifts off from Caribou, Maine, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Unlike a conventional hot-air balloon, Trappe lifted off Thursday using hundreds of helium-filled balloons clustered together. Trappe hopes to be the first person to successfully complete a trans-Atlantic flight using the balloon cluster
South Korea Korean War
South Korean army soldiers, some of them dressed as North Korean fighters, left, reenact the Battle of the Naktong Bulge near the Waegwan railway bridge in Waegwan, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. The South Korean soldiers reenacted the 1950 battle, one of the key engagements as part of events to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Korean War.
Myanmar Daily Life
Day laborers unload sands from a ship to trucks at their construction site Friday, Sept 13, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar
AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-US
US military forces walk at the wreckage of a car bomb near the US consulate after an attack in Herat on September 13, 2013. Seven heavily armed Taliban suicide attackers struck the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat before dawn, setting off two car bombs and sparking a shootout with US forces
Mideast Syria
In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian government solider aims his weapon during clashes with Free Syrian Army fighters, not pictured, in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria. Heavy fighting between Syrian government troops and rebels flared again on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in the ancient, predominantly Christian village of Maaloula. Troops are trying to flush out rebel units, including two that are linked to al-Qaida, from the hilltop enclave which they broke into last week.
Bavarian Tradition Herdsmen
Herdsmen lead a herd of cattle through the morning mist to their stables in the valley near Oberstdorf, southern Germany, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. In autumn, herds fed on alpine pastures in the mountains during summer are led down to the valley where they spend the winter
Philippines Rebel Standoff
Residents who abandon their homes, carry their belongings as about 200 Muslim rebels, enraged by a broken peace deal with the Philippine government, held scores of hostages as human shields Tuesday Sept. 10, 2013 in a standoff with government forces for the second day at the southern port city of Zamboanga, in southern Philippines. More battle-ready troops and police were flown to the southern port city in a bid to end the crisis. The troops have surrounded the Moro National Liberation Front guerrillas with their hostages in four coastal villages since the crisis erupted Monday
Philippines Rebel Standoff
Several houses are gutted by fire as government troopers continue their assault at Muslim rebels Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in Zamboanga city in southern Philippines. Philippine troops battled Muslim rebels on two fronts Thursday, after about 100 extremists attacked a second city near the southern port where guerrillas have been holding scores of residents hostage in a four-day standoff with government forces.
NASA-Voyager 1
This artist rendering released by NASA shows NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft barreling through space. The space agency announced Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 that Voyager 1 has become the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space, or the space between stars, more than three decades after launching from Earth
Cuba Cuban Five Anniversary
A girl dressed as Obatala, a Saint in the Yoruba religion, holds a live pigeon during a march commemorating the 15th anniversary of the arrest of five Cuban agents in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The words on her face read in Spanish "Freedom for the four," referring to four of five Cubans still imprisoned in the U.S. for spying. Obatala's equivalent in the Catholic religion is La Virgin de Las Mercedes, or Our Lady of Mercy.
Cuba Cuban Five Anniversary
Dancers from the company "Los Guaracheros de Regla" perform at the end of a march commemorating the 15th anniversary of the arrest of five Cuban agents in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Cubans organized a mass campaign to press for the return of several espionage agents imprisoned in the United States on the 15th anniversary of their arres
Water Spout Lake Michigan
A person takes photos of a large water spout on Lake Michigan south east of Kenosha, Wis. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. At times two separate spouts were visible as clouds rotated. The National Weather Service in Sullivan said the water spouts occurred about four miles southeast from Kenosha. A water spout is basically a tornado over water, meteorologist Ed Townsend said
MEXICO-PROTEST-PEASANTS
Half-naked peasants members of the "Movement of the 400 Towns" dance along Insurgentes avenue to demand an interview with thr Interior Ministry in Mexico City on September 12, 2013. Different civil organizations and unions stage protests against the new educational, energetic and finance reforms announced recently by Mexican President Enrique Pena Niet
Water Spout Lake Michigan
A pair of water spouts form on Lake Michigan southeast of Kenosha, Wis. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The National Weather Service in Sullivan said the water spouts occurred about four miles southeast from Kenosha. A water spout is basically a tornado over water, meteorologist Ed Townsend said.
FRANCE BULLFIGHTING
Spanish bullfighter David Mora waits prior a bullfight held on the occasion of the 'Feria des vendanges' festivities at the Arena of Nimes, southern France, 12 September 2013.
Nick Maccharoli,
In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photo Nick Maccharoli, right, shares a dance with his wife Elly, left, as they celebrate their wedding anniversary and his 80th birthday party at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, Conn. Maccharoli, a lifelong weightlifter, pulled his Nissan Leaf passenger car with his neck as part of his 80th birthday celebration.
Birthday Bash
In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photo, Nick Maccharoli pulls his Nissan Leaf passenger car with his neck as he celebrates his 80th birthday party with family and friends at Boothe Memorial Park, in Stratford, Conn. A lifelong weightlifter, Maccharoli prepared by first lifting 50 pounds from a chair using only his neck
White House Vacant Vigil
The area where the protest shelter for Concepcion Picciotto, who holds a constant peace vigil in Lafayette Park, is empty across from the White House in Washington, after it was removed by Park Police, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Picciotto, who held a peace vigil outside the White House since 1981, is up and running again after being dismantled for the first time in more than 30 years.
USA NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
Australian Actress Nicole Kidman (C) attends the Calvin Klein show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, New York, USA, 12 September 2013. The Spring 2014 collections are presented from 05 to 12 September.
Molasses Spill
Various kinds of dead marine life collected by employees from the PENCO Pacific Environmental Corporation can been seen in this barrel on the dock fronting the La Mariana Sailing Club in Keehi Lagoon Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Honolulu. A pipe maintained by Matson Navigation Co. at pier 52 cracked and leaked about 233,000 gallons of molasses into the harbor. The molasses spill is being blamed for the killing of marine life at Keehi Lagoon which is located near the Honolulu Harbor. The cracked pipe has been repaired and the molasses leak stopped.
Honduras Indian Lands
In this May 24, 2005 file photo, Miskito Indians wait in traditional dress to participate in a ceremony conferring property rights to five Miskito and Mayagna communities in Waspan, Nicaragua, on the border with Honduras. The government of Honduras announced on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 that it has granted title to more than one million acres along Honduras' border with Nicaragua and the Caribbean coast to the Miskito Indian communities that inhabit the area.
Bingham Canyon Mine Evacuation
This April 11, 2013, file photo, shows the Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine after a landslide in Bingham Canyon, Utah. Officials say 75-100 workers at Kennecott Utah Cooper's Bingham Canyon Mine have been relocated after movement was detected in same area of a massive landslide this spring. Kennecott spokesman Kyle Bennett says about 400 feet of material moved a few hundred feet about 6 p.m. Wednesday. Bennett says an excavator operator raised the alarm, and the company evacuated the mine as a precaution. He says nobody was injured. The mine was the site of a huge slide in April that involved 165 million tons of earth and caused major disruptions in mine operations. Bennett says workers were moved from the lower pit area where the small slide happened and are working elsewhere Thursday. He said inspectors were expected to examine the stability of the area
Music Janelle Monae
Aug. 12, 2013 file photo, American R&B and soul musician, composer and record producer, Janelle Monae poses for a portrait at Dream Downtown, in New York. The Grammy-nominated singer released her full-length sophomore album, “The Electric Lady,” on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. It features collaborations with Prince, Erykah Badu, Miguel, Esperanza Spalding and Solange
the America's Cup Finals on September 12,
Emirates Team New Zealand skippered by Dean Barker races against Oracle Team USA skippered by James Spithill during race six of the America's Cup Finals on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Emirates Team New Zealand won the race.
TURKEY-POLITICS-UNREST
Protestors chant slogans on September 12, 2013 at Kadikoy in Istanbul. Thousands of people angry over the death of a 22-year-old demonstrator in southern Turkey on Monday clashed with police in Istanbul, the capital Ankara, the western city of Izmir as well as in the southern cities of Mersin and Atakya
SPO-WAT-SAI-AMERICA'S-CUP---FINALS-RACES-6-&-7
Emirates Team New Zealand races during race 6 of the America's Cup finals aganist Oracle Team USA on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California
the America's Cup finals
SEPTEMBER 12: Emirates Team New Zealand skippered Dean Barker (R) and Oracle Team USA skippered James Spithill (L) in action during race seven of the America's Cup finals on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Emirates Team New Zealand won race six and seven. Team Emirates New Zealand leads Team Oracle USA 6 to negative 1 in the best of 13 series.
Colorado Flooding
Flood water shoots out of a sewer on Canon Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Manitou Springs, Colo. Flash flooding in Colorado has cut off access to towns, closed the University of Colorado in Boulder and left at least three people dead
USA BOARDWALK FIRE
A handout provided by the The Star Ledger shows six-alarm fire fueled by strong winds consumes the south end of the Seaside Park, New Jersey Boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey, USA, 12 September 2013.
Style360 Spring 2014
A model walks the runway at the Just Dance with Boy Meets girl by Stacy Igel fashion show during Style360 Spring 2014 at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 12, 2013 in New York City.
ADDITION Boardwalk Fire
This Oct. 31, 2012 file aerial photo shows the damage to an amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J., after Superstorm Sandy. A raging fire that apparently started in an ice cream shop on the boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J. spread several blocks north to neighboring Seaside Heights on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, forcing workers to rip up stretches of walkway only recently replaced in the wake of Superstorm Sandy as they raced to contain the blaze's advance
Travel Myanmar Saving Old Rangoon
In this photo taken on June 1, 2012, pedestrians cross a road near old colonial buildings in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. There's nowhere else in Asia like it any more: Yangon's cityscape is filled with colonial buildings and colorful multiethnic communities, bypassed by the rapid modernization that's bulldozed the past elsewhere. Now, as Myanmar opens its long-closed doors to the outside world, including tourists, an effort is under way to preserve Yangon's architecture and atmosphere from development and decay
Travel Trip San Francisco Movies
In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, a sailboat makes its way past Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. San Francisco has a long history as a favorite site for filmmakers and the movie buffs who want to see the spots where their favorite scenes took place, from Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge where Jimmy Stewart saved Kim Novak in "Vertigo" to the steps of City Hall, where Sean Penn gave an impassioned speech in "Milk," to Alcatraz, stage for Clint Eastwood and many others.
THAILAND MEKONG GIANT CATFISH
A handout photo released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on 28 July 2010 shows a Giant Mekong Catfish caught by Thai fishermen at Chiang Khong city along the Mekong River, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, on 01 May 2005. The Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas or pla buek (huge fish) in Thai, can grow up to three metres long and weigh up to 300 kilograms. It is known to migrate hundreds of kilometres from the Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia to spawn near Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, passing through Xayaburi province, in northern Laos, on the way. While Laos's and its Thai partners decision to build the Xayaburi hydro-power dam on the Mekong River are proceeding with the dam's construction, to be completed in 2019, is bad news for the normal sex life of the giant catfish, one of the world's largest freshwater fish. In the Mekong, its numbers have declined by 90 percent over the past 50 years, due mainly to overfishing, according to Zeb Hogan, a large fish expert at the University of Nevada, USA, who has done extensive research and field studies on the giant catfish. The governments of Cambodia and Vietnam, which lie downstream of Xayaburi, have called for an indefinite postponement of the 3.5 billion US dollar dam, the first to be built on the Lower Mekong, until thorough studies have been conducted on the project's potential impact on fish migration and sediment flows in the river
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows US man Steve Sansweet posing with some of his record making collection of Star Wars memorabilia at an undisclosed location. Sansweet is recognised in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book for ammasing an estimated 300,000 unique items of Star Wars memorabilia
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows India’s Rohan Kokane, who holds the world record as the lowest limbo skater, posing for a picture. The 12 year-old achieved a roller-skating height of just 25cm over a distance of 10m. This record is presented in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book.
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows British dog called Ozzy who holds the world record for the fastest crossing of a tightrope by a dog pictured in an undisclosed location. The 4-and-half-year-old successfully crossed a rope measuring 3.5 m in 18.22 seconds. This record is presented in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book.
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows British man James Brown posing with his record breaking collection of vacuum cleaners at an undisclosed location. James Brown from Nottingham is recognised in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book for owning the largest collection of vacuum cleaners, with, to date, 322 different models
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows US goat, Happie, standing on a skateboard at an undisclosed location. Happie has been recognised in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book for achiving the farthest distiance skateboarded by a goat
BRITAIN-GUINNESS-WORLD-RECORD
An undated handout picture released on September 11, 2013 shows Italy’s Fabio Reggiani posing with his record breaking 5.1-metre high, 5,000-kilogram motorcycle in an undisclosed location. Measuring 5.10 m from the ground to the top of the handlebars, and weighing 5,000kg, Reggiani has constructed the world’s largest rideable motorcycle, which is recognised in the new Guinness World Records 2014 book.
ECUADOR CHILE ANNIVERSARY
A handout picture provided by Centro Cultural Metropolitano shows the exhibition 'Salvador Allende: A song of life' inaugurated by Mayor of Quito Augusto Barrera (not pictured) to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the coup d'etat in Chile by General Augusto Pinochet against then President Salvador Allende, in Quito, Ecuador, 11 September 2013.
FASHION-US-BETSEY JOHNSON
Designer Betsey Johnson and two girls walk the runway at the end of her show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 collection on September 11, 2013 in New York
UN International Migration
Augustus Morgan , a Jamaican migrant farm worke who has been picking apples for 45 years, picks leaves from York apples at Fruit Hill Orchard north of Winchester, Va. More people around the world than ever are living abroad and the United States remains the most popular destination, according to new U.N. data released Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.
FASHION-US-ANNA SUI
Models present fashion by designer Anna Sui during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 collection on September 11, 2013 in New York
USA CALIFORNIA ANIMALS BROWN PELICAN
A picture available 12 September 2013 shows a brown pelican diving for food as thousands gathered along the coast to follow a school of fish in Santa Monica Bay near Pacific Palisades, California, USA, 10 September 2013. The Brown Pelican which was threatened by DDT insecticide in the 1970ties is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and is now no longer threaten. It is only one of three pelicans species found in the Western Hemisphere and can be found from South American to Canada
AUSTRALIA NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS FEATURE
Tourists feed and take photographs of a kangaroo at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast, Australia, 11 Sepember 2013.
FASHION-US-ANNA SUI
Models present fashion by designer Anna Sui during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 collection on September 11, 2013 in New York
Miss America-Preliminaries
Spotlight Performers Show Choir from the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company perform, "God Bless the USA" during the Miss America preliminary competition on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Atlantic City, N.Y. The program began after a moment of silence for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
Actress Jennifer Beals
Actress Jennifer Beals attends SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York.
Padma Lakshmi
Television personality Padma Lakshmi attends SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York.
Actress Monique Coleman
Actress Monique Coleman attends SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York.
Meghan McCain
Meghan McCain attends SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York
SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards
From left, Lucy Danziger, Meghan McCain, Laura McEwen, Padma Lakshmi and Katie Lowes attend SELF Magazine's Women Doing Good Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York
Miss America Disability
In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, photograph, Miss Iowa, Nicole Kelly, front row, second from left, stands with other Miss America contestants during arrival ceremonies in Atlantic City, N.J. Kelly was born without part of her left forearm and says she has never let her disability get in the way of doing what she wanted