Category: Multimedia
Indian devotees wait to register for annual pilgrimage to Amarnath shrine
A Hindu holy man waits to register for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu, India, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock each […]
Iranian police burn seized narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse
A worker spills fuel on drugs during a drug destruction ceremony in Vientiane, Laos, June 26, 2013. More than 2,500 kilograms of drugs were burnt during a drug destruction ceremony […]
Mongolia’s President Elbegdorj wins his second presidential term
Mongolia’s election commission says Harvard-educated Tsakhia Elbegdorj has won a second presidential term. Elbegdorj took 50.22 percent of the vote, with Baterdene Badmaanyambuu of the main opposition Mongolian People’s Party […]
Thailand’s graphic smoking warnings face backlash from manufacturer
The warning signs are printed on the cigarette packets on sale in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Tobacco giant Philip Morris and more than 1,400 Thai retailers will sue […]
Chinese astronauts wave hands after successfully ending space mission
Female astronaut Wang Yaping gets out of the re-entry capsule of China’s Shenzhou-10 spacecraft following its successful landing at the main landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region […]
Kevin Rudd re-elected as Australia’s PM after being ousted 3 years ago
Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister on Thursday three years and three days after he was ousted from the same job in an internal government showdown. His […]
Pakistani children get anti-measles vaccine injection, 170 deaths reported
A health worker gives anti-measles vaccine injection to a child in eastern Pakistan’s Faisalabad, on June 25, 2013. According to Pakistan’s health department officials on Monday, at least 170 deaths […]
A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad kills tens of Iraqi people
Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad’s mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in […]
Death toll rises to 807 in northern India’s monsoon floodings
A view of damaged houses is seen following monsoon rains in Shrinagar, India, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Authorities prepared Tuesday to cremate the bodies of hundreds of people who perished […]
Taliban militants attack gates of Afghan presidential palace
A Taliban attack at the gates of the Afghan presidential palace cast a cold light Tuesday on the course of a war that Washington remains committed to ending. A week […]