Syria Aid Distribution Woes
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2013, file photo, Syrian refugees wait for food aid at Kawergost refugee camp in Irbil, Iraq. Around 34,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a five-day stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq. As the Syrian crisis rages and debate heats up over Syria's chemical weapons, U.S. officials are fighting a quieter battle: The delivery of nearly $1.3 billion in assistance in a war zone so chaotic that ambulances are used as target practice and aid is halted by armed men at random checkpoints.
VIETNAM SHIPBUILDING VINASHIN
A man walks past a scale model of a ship displayed at an office of Vietnam's state-owned shipbuilder Vinashin group, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 September 2013. Loss-making shipbuilder Vinashin announced it would cut about 14,000 jobs during its restructuring plans to escape from financial collapse, media reports said.
MBFW Spring 2014 - Herve Leger
Katie Cassidy, Lauriana Mae and Cara Santana attend the Herve Leger collection on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York
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Philippines Asia Storm
A Filipino looks from inside a passenger jeepney as it crosses a flooded street at Makati's financial district, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. The Philippine capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled due to heavy rains
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Film Review Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
This film image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows characters, from left, Steve the Monkey, voiced by Neil Patrick Harris, Flint, voiced by Bill Hader, Brent, voiced by Andy Samberg, Earl, voiced by Terry Crews and Sam, voiced by Anna Faris, in a scene from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."
AUSTRALIA-ART-MIRRORS-FIELD
A young girl (C) stands alongside a maze of mirrors that make up the installation "Field" from Art & About Sydney on September 23, 2013. Field, developed by New Zealand architecture collective "Out of the Dark", is a mesmerising set of mirrors on 81 posts designed to be a place of literal reflection where the perspective is ever-changing, encouraging curious
Pakistan
Pakistani Christians block a main highway during a rally to condemn a suicide bombing on a church, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Angry Pakistani Christians denounced the deadliest attack ever in this country against members of their faith. A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan
Philippines Asia Storm
Volunteer rescuers look for residents to be ferried to an evacuation center amidst flooding at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled
Philippines Asia Storm
Volunteer rescuers look for residents to be ferried to an evacuation center amidst flooding at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled
SWITZERLAND ANIMALS
Capricorns go down Montalin mountain above Chur, Switzerland, 22 September 2013.
Philippines Asia Storm
Soldiers rescue trapped residents at Subic township, Zambales province, northwest of Manila, Philippines Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following flooding due to heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled.
Philippines Asia Storm
Soldiers rescue trapped residents at Subic township, Zambales province, northwest of Manila, Philippines Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following flooding due to heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled
Russia Festival
Kremlin guards perform during the "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Orchestra Music Festival at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, late Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
FRANCE BULLFIGHTING
Spanish bullfighter El Juli reacts as he performs with a bull during a "Corrida Goyesca" bullfight held during the 'Feria du Riz' Festivities in the Arena in Arles, Southern France, 07 September 2013. In the annual "Corrida Goyesca" fight in Arles's historic bullring, the bullfighters wear costumes from the era of 18th Century painter Francisco Goya.
FRANCE BULLFIGHTING
French bullfighter Juan Bautista performs with a bull during a "Corrida Goyesca" bullfight held during the 'Feria du Riz' Festivities in the Arena in Arles, Southern France, 07 September 2013. In the annual "Corrida Goyesca" fight in Arles's historic bullring, the bullfighters wear costumes from the era of 18th Century painter Francisco Goya
MBFW Spring 2014 - Alexander Wang
Courtney Love attends the Alexander Wang collection on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2012, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York
Romania Canada Gold Mine Protest
A girl runs to squash tomatoes thrown by activists in front of the government headquarters while attempting to slow down a municipal worker cleaning them up in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Demonstrators marched for a sixth day Saturday to protest against the government's plan to allow Canada's Rosia Montana Gold Corp. to dig for gold.
FRANCE-FRANCOPHONIE-GAMES-OPENING
French singer Patricia Kass performs on stage with a dancer on September 7, 2013 in Nice, southeastern France, for the opening of the VIIth Francophonie Games. The sports and cultural event takes place in Nice until September 15, 2013.
BRAZIL PROTESTS
Demonstrators face Brazilian Police during clashes at downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, 07 September 2013. Protest were registered across the country due to celebrations of Independence Day.
Mideast Egypt
An Egyptian woman and a boy ride a fishing boat on the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. While street violence and political unrest have engulfed Egypt since the military coup that ousted President Mohammed Morsi in July, Egyptians still try to carve out a bit of time for friends and family in their daily lives.
Endangered Penguin Chicks
Fuzzy, an endangered African Blackfooted Penguin that was born several months ago at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, swims during feeding time at the aquarium in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Fuzzy is one of a record six chicks hatched at the Aquarium in one year
Turkey Syria
Syrian refugees have their passport checked by a custom officer, left, at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States and allies prepare for the possibility of a punitive strike against President Bashar Assad's regime, blamed by the Syrian opposition for the attack. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders says at least 355 people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack.
South Korea Rebellion Plot
South Korean conservative activists tear an effigy symbolizing members of the leftist minor opposition Unified Progressive Party(UUP) during a rally demanding the National Intelligence Service to conduct a through investigation into UPP members who threatened national security in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. South Korea's spy agency arrested three members of the small opposition party Wednesday for allegedly plotting an insurgency to overthrow the government with their party colleagues, party officials said. The letters at banner read " Arrest UUP members".
SYRIA-CONFLICT-KURDS
Kurdish fighters and civilians gather around a BMP fighting vehicle that they captured from Al-Qaeda-allied armed groups on August 28, 2013 in the Kurdish town of Gerkilegi in northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on the border with Turkey and Iraq. In recent weeks dozens of militants were killed as Kurdish and Arab rebels clashed in Syria's northeastern Hasaka province.
Thailand Ivory
Smuggled elephant tusks and ivory beads seized at Bangkok's international airport are displayed during a press conference at the customs headquarters in Bangkok Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Thai officials have seized 105 kilograms (230 pounds) of smuggled ivory at the airport worth 16 million baht ($500,000). They say the haul of tusks and ivory beads was headed from Angola to Cambodia when it was found in a routine bag scan Thursday afternoon.
Mideast Palestinians Daily Life
A Palestinian horseback rider walks with a horse before a horse race in Jabaliya, northeast of Gaza Strip, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Seven Palestinian owners participated in the horse racing.
Greece Carfree Day
Cyclists ride their bicycles on the sea front during the sunset in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, to mark World Carfree Day. Cyclists in Thessaloniki ride their bicycles and walked in empty streets in a bid to promote use of public transport, cycling and walking as an alternative to modern societies' growing dependence on the car as a means of transport
Italy Fashion Dolce & Gabbana
Models wear creations for Dolce & Gabbana women's Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013
Pakistan
People gather next to victims of a suicide attack on a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed scores of people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country’s Christian minority in years
Mexico Tropical Weather
Villagers are evacuated from flooded areas in the town of Tixtla de Guerrero, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Tropical Storm Manuel and Ingrid affected 24 of Mexico's 31 states and 371 municipalities, which are the equivalent of counties. More than 58,000 people were evacuated, with 43,000 taken to shelters. Nearly 1,000 donation centers have been set up around the country, with nearly 700 tons of aid delivered so far.
Colorado Flooding
In this Sept. 19, 2013 photo, Sean McCroskey pulls his wife Meg's jacket out of the debris in the river in front of their destroyed home on Gold Run Road in Boulder County, Colo. State highway crews and National Guard troops worked Sunday, Sept. 22, to repair highways to Colorado mountain towns cut off by the unprecedented flooding.
Mideast Iraq Syria Crisis
A general view of the Kawergost refugee camp in Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. The humanitarian needs in Syria are staggering. An estimated 6.8 million Syrians require assistance, a number equal to the population of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut combined. Of that number, about 2 million have fled to neighboring countries. Even more somewhere between 4 and 5 million are displaced from their homes inside Syria.
Ariel Winter
US actress and singer Ariel Winter arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming.
Emily Deschanel
Emily Deschanel arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
Anna Chlumsky
Carrie Preston
Carrie Preston arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
actor Dylan McDermott (R) and Shasi Wells (L)
US actor Dylan McDermott (R) and Shasi Wells (L) arrive for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming.
Mideast Iraq
An Iraqi shepherd leads a herd of sheep and goats in Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013.
MYANMAR NEWSPAPER
A staff member of printing house checks the front page of the International Herald Tribune newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, 23 September 2013. International Herald Tribune newspaper will be the first International newspaper printed and distributed in Myanmar starting from 23 September 2013 by the Success International Publisher's Distributor Co., Ltd.
Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angele
actress Sarah Silverman
US actress Sarah Silverman arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming
actress Julianne Hough
US actress Julianne Hough arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming
actress Julianne Hough
US actress Julianne Hough arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming.
Actor Al Pacino (L) and Lucila Sola
Actor Al Pacino (L) and Lucila Sola arrive on the red carpet for the 65th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2013
actress Clare Danes and British actor husband Hugh
US actress Clare Danes and British actor husband Hugh Dancy arrive for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming
US-ENTERTAINMENT-EMMY AWARDS-ARRIVALS
Actress Robin Wright arrives with daughter Dylan (R) and son Hopper (L) on the red carpet for the 65th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 22, 2013.
Sofia Vergara
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming
Kate Mara
Actress Kate Mara arrives on the red carpet for the 65th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 22, 2013.
Lena Dunham
US actress Lena Dunham arrives for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 22 September 2013. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime television programming
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion performs with dancers on stage at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
65th Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
Lena Dunham, from left, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy arrive at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Alyson Hannigan
Actress Alyson Hannigan arrives at the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California
Allison Janney
Allison Janney, wearing David Meister Signature, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Jane Krakowski,
Jane Krakowski, wearing Zac Posen, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
January Jones
January Jones, wearing Givenchy, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara, wearing Vera Wang, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara, wearing Vera Wang, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Leslie Mann
Leslie Mann, wearing J. Mendel, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
Alyson Hannigan
Actress Alyson Hannigan arrives at the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
Jewel
Jewel arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles
Brazil End of the VW Van
n this Sept. 13, 2013 photo, a Volkswagen van is used as a makeshift food truck selling pasta dishes, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Brazil the VW van is known as the "Kombi," an abbreviation for the German "Kombinationsfahrzeug" that loosely translates as "cargo-passenger van." It’s used in Brazil by the postal service to haul mail, by the army to transport soldiers, and by morticians to carry corpses. It serves as a school bus for kids, operates as a group taxi, and delivers construction materials to work sites, but VW says production will end Dec. 31.
Julia Louis-
Julia Louis-Dreyfus reacts as it was announced that she won the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her role on “Veep” at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
65th Primetime Emmy Awards - Show
Zooey Deschanel, right, and Emily Deschanel present the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series to Tony Hale, left, on stage at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
