CNN Site Map (Galleries) for August - 2013
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- 2013-08-31Two people dressed as Spider-Man high-five during the Dragon Con parade in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, August 31. The 27th annual sci-fi and fantasy convention is expected to draw more than 57,000 people.
- 2013-08-31Stefan Richter, 41, was runner-up on Top Chef season 5 and returned as a competitor to the show for season 10.
- 2013-08-31First lady of Syria Asma al-Assad attends an official dinner at Elysee Palace in Paris, on Jun 25, 2001. She grew up in London and has been married to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for 13 years. She worked for JP Morgan as an investment banker before m
- 2013-08-30Take your perch nearly 2,700 feet above the Dan River in a luxurious Primland tree house, where the natural wonders of the Blue Ridge Mountains meld with high-end creature comforts, such as a soaking tub and 400-thread count Frette sheets. At the main lod
- 2013-08-30With Labor Day marking the end of summer, everyone's trying to squeeze in the last fun of the season -- like Beyonce seen here riding the Cyclone at Coney Island. As students prep their ubiquitous "What I did on my summer vacation" essays,
- 2013-08-30Dragon Con first opened its doors in 1987 to about 1,400 science-fiction and fantasy enthusiasts in an Atlanta hotel. This year's convention is expected to draw 55,000 fans. Each year, organizers publish a convention program with eye-catching cover a
- 2013-08-30After visiting a knife show, L.T. Wright and Dan Coppins were inspired to start their own hand-crafted cutlery business called Blind Horse Knives.
- 2013-08-30Never mind if they're endangered, when we finally use freeze-dried sperm to populate another planet with animals from Earth, they just need to be cute. The slow loris accomplishes both.
- 2013-08-30Jolly Beach Resort & Spa is great for those who want to get out on the turquoise water. Kayaks, Hobie Cats and paddleboats are all at the ready and there are also two pools. See more photos of the resorts at BudgetTravel.com
- 2013-08-30Advertimos que estas no son las típicas fotos de compromiso. Estas parejas de Hong Kong buscaron retratar algo distintivo de sus personalidades, pasiones o su historia de amor. Kim Lee y Daniel Chan, amantes de la comida, aparecen aquí sentándose sobre ta
- 2013-08-30En los campeonatos mundiales de Bogsnorkelling (buceo en pantano) en Llanwrtyd Wells, Gales, los participantes deben hacer frente a las sanguijuelas y los escorpiones nadando a través de aguas cenagosas y vegetación en descomposición.
- 2013-08-30Sorry, Peyton. Sorry, Tom. Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers topped Manning and Brady among quarterbacks in "Madden 25," the new version of the popular football video game. The Falcons' Matt Ryan and the Saints' Drew Brees rounded out the
- 2013-08-30AUGUST 30 - CILVEGOZU, TURKEY: Syrian refugees greet each other at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria. The crisis in Syria has escalated this week, with United Nations experts investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons. The U.S. and allie
- 2013-08-30The summer movie season was full of extremes. Topping the box office list was "Iron Man 3," starring Robert Downey Jr., which made $409 million domestically and another $805 million overseas. Critics also liked it, giving it 78% on the aggregato
- 2013-08-30Thanks for following CNN's Summer in the Park series. We hope you'll consider visiting a national park, or two, on your next vacation.
- 2013-08-30Microcomputer Raspberry Pi took home the Play Award, with judges praising the $25 device for "democratizing coding."
- 2013-08-30Artlantique is a company transforming old fishing boats from Senegal into hand-made furniture sold internationally.
- 2013-08-30Warning: These are not your average engagement photos. These creative Hong Kong couples sought to portray something distinctive about their personalities, passions, or love stories in their shoots. Here, food-loving couple Daniel Chan and Kim Lee are supe
- 2013-08-29Sossusvlei significa "lugar de acopio del agua", pero debes traer tu propia agua si no quieres deshidratarte aquí, en la atracción más increíble de Namibia.
- 2013-08-29It's a panda in a blanket! Panda "A" has darker markings and a narrower band. That's one way the zoo can tell the twins apart.
- 2013-08-29An undated photo shows current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, second from left, posing with his family. Al-Assad's parents, then-President Hafez Assad and his wife, Anisa, in front, and his siblings in the second row; Maher, Bassel, Majd and Bush
- 2013-08-29KariAnne Wood's butler's pantry shows off the beauty of everyday dishes.
- 2013-08-29The Lowline is a proposal to create an underground park in the disused Williamsburg Trolley Terminal in New York. Plants and trees would be nourished by sunlight piped from the surface by fiber-optic cables.
- 2013-08-29El nuevo jet "Happy Music Time" (hora musical feliz) fue estrenado esta semana.
- 2013-08-29ARMAR is the ultimate kitchen companion. He'll bring you what you need from the fridge and after dinner he'll load the dishwasher and clean all the surfaces. But he's just one of a growing army of robo-chefs. Here, we take a look at the hi-
- 2013-08-29Renewable energy firm SolarReserve has 238 megawatts (MW) of solar projects in construction in South Africa, including the Jasper Power Project, which has Google as an investor. Pictured here, the company's 75 MW Lesedi project near Kimberly.
- 2013-08-29The La Tomatina tomato-throwing festival kicked off yesterday in the Spanish town of Buñol. Around 20,000 people from around the world gathered for the festival's signature event: a one-hour fruit battle, staring mid-morning, during which -- this yea
- 2013-08-29Despite China's economic boom over the past decade, rural life has changed little in the remote village of Dali in the country's southwestern Guizhou province.
- 2013-08-29Long Taiyang is the 12th generation of his family to work as a silversmith.
- 2013-08-29iReporter Jose Miguel Fernandez de Velasco captured the messy action at La Tomatina Festival in Buñol, Spain.
- 2013-08-28Martha Stewart Living's test kitchen tested how long staples last in the pantry.
- 2013-08-28Members of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr's family ring a bell on Wednesday, August 28, as President Barack Obama watches, during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington fo
- 2013-08-28The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act: Landmark legislation that ended legalized segregation and had impact far beyond race.
- 2013-08-28Baby makes miraculous recovery
- 2013-08-28Brian Jantz, a music therapist at Boston Children's Hospital, plays with a patient, Yaneishka Trujillo. Jantz uses music to engage with children.
- 2013-08-28The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd near the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. On the 50th anniversary of this historic civil rights event, we take a look back through rarely-seen color
- 2013-08-28At the World Bogsnorkelling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, participants brave leeches and scorpions while swimming through a muddy peat bog.
- 2013-08-28Max Wallack says he always had a close relationship with his great-grandmother, Gertrude Finkelstein.
- 2013-08-28Korea United: Football hero's ambitious goal
- 2013-08-28Writer Deborah Mitchell's oldest son, Nick, will be a college freshman this fall. She shared "unofficial commandments" for him to remember on CNN iReport. "I have written both my kids letters over the years, and they've kept them,
- 2013-08-28Like all the best toys, the MakerBot Replicator isn't really meant for kids at all. It's a desktop 3D printer that's small and simple enough to use in the home or classroom. The device, which is about the same size as a microwave oven, work
- 2013-08-28DR Congo may be known for conflict minerals and proxy wars, but it is also a country with rich ancient traditions, a colourful cultural energy and amazing potential, says Vava Tampa. Its natural wonders include Virunga National Park.
- 2013-08-28It's more than U.S. government red tape. That tag made of the world's most indestructible paper is a product of the 1800s, when less-than-scrupulous business people were stuffing their pillows and mattresses with old hospital blankets that might
- 2013-08-27Welcome to the Grand Prix of Baltimore, an event held from Friday to Sunday, where you can see sports cars tear their way through the 12-turn, two-mile track along Baltimore's harbor at speeds of up to 180 miles per hour.
- 2013-08-27The dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Sunday, October 16, 2011 added another impressive monument to the tourist trail in Washington. The site features a 30-foot statue of the late civil rights leader gazing out on the Tidal Bas
- 2013-08-27No necesitas ser un propietario de un yate para navegar hacia la puesta del sol. CNN te muestra cinco formas de viajar por el mundo sin gastar un centavo.
- 2013-08-27While some pegged Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" as the drama to contend with in this category, Ben Affleck's "Argo" picked up the win.
- 2013-08-27Grand Theft Auto es heredero directo de Mortal Kombat y Doom en cuanto a la representación de juegos violentos.
- 2013-08-27Ousted Chinese political star Bo Xilai vigorously refutes charges of bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power during his five-day trial at the Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, China.
- 2013-08-27Chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis shares her method for making excellent pork butt on your home grill. For starters, look for a Boston butt with the bone, not boned out.
- 2013-08-26The beaches on Bijindo, South Korea, are this beautiful and this empty most days of the year.
- 2013-08-26Used to being the only British man in the second round at grand slams, Andy Murray -- if he advances -- will have company at the U.S. Open after Dan Evans upset Kei Nishikori in straight sets.
- 2013-08-26President Barack Obama awards U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor on Monday, August 26. Carter received the medal for his courageous actions as a cavalry scout during combat operations in the Kamdesh District of Afghanistan's Nurista
- 2013-08-26Does knowing where a shirt comes from affect your decision to buy it? A handful of brands and retailers are emphasizing transparent production in their brand identity to appeal to conscious consumers. Clothing brand Small Trades gets its shirts from Mohnt
- 2013-08-26Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York since 2002. While he has implemented changes in all areas of life for New Yorkers, his policies concerning health have caused the most controversy. Here are some of his most memorable health proposals, not all
- 2013-08-26"Grand Theft Auto IV" rekindled the violent video-game debate with reports that an 8 year old who shot and killed his elderly caretaker had been playing it. Studies have been inconclusive on the issue, but the debate stretches back more than thr
- 2013-08-26Miley Cyrus stunned the crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 25. Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" performance featured her now-signature twerking and a crotch grab or two. After
- 2013-08-26Kia Horton weighed nearly 320 pounds at her heaviest. "It's painful to be overweight," she says.
- 2013-08-26Members of One Direction arrive at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, August 25. Take a look at other stars working the red carpet:
- 2013-08-26Each year, the pretty city of Siena in Tuscany is transformed into a medieval race track, with around 50,000 spectators cheering on 10 bareback riders. As the dust settles on this year's Palio di Siena, CNN takes a look at five weird and wonderful ho
- 2013-08-26You don't have to be a wealthy yacht owner to sail into the sunset. CNN takes a look at five ways to travel the globe for free.
- 2013-08-26The largest privately owned residence in the United States has 250 rooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, three kitchens and, in case any French diplomats drop by, Napoleon's old chess set.
- 2013-08-26The Thin Scraper is a concept for sleek building that covers just 40 foot-squared, providing a safe and space-efficient housing alternative for victims of natural disasters in built-up areas.
- 2013-08-25Citing an increase in shootings over the last few years, a number of companies have put out products that could help people survive urban attacks when least expected -- in homes, schools and offices. Here's a look at some of the ballistic-resistant p
- 2013-08-25A boy walks along the shore in Utersum on the North Sea island of Foehr, Germany, on Saturday, August 24. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
- 2013-08-24Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier who leaked 750,000 pages of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, released a statement on August 22 saying, "I am a female." Here are a few other public figures who are transgender or transse
- 2013-08-24Clouds show as Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, approaches Lianyungang, China, on Thursday, August 22. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
- 2013-08-23Mark Zuckerberg has announced an ambitious plan to connect 5 billion people to the Internet. But he's not the only tech titan with big ideas.
- 2013-08-23Martin Manley included photos throughout the website he built to explain his decision to commit suicide. He wrote: "Not only (do I) look 60, I think 60. I act 60... I am 60 ... ! I'll never have to see myself at 70 or 80 -- and that's a goo
- 2013-08-23Taylor Swift steps out for lunch in Beverly Hills on August 22.
- 2013-08-23But before Ben's Chili Bowl received the keys to the city, before the president took his first bite of a chili dog, and before Bill Cosby put Ben and his family on the map, Ben's Chili Bowl was a humble food joint founded by an immigrant from Tr
- 2013-08-23August 28, 1963, was one of the most important days for the civil rights movement. Over 200,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Li
- 2013-08-23Smoke is seen above people gathering outside a mosque on the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, August 23. Two bombings killed dozens of people. The first blast occurred near a mosque led by a Sunni sheikh kno
- 2013-08-23A series of Facebook posts on a closed Facebook page have prompted the suspension of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on Florida International University's Miami campus.
- 2013-08-23Who says a boardwalk has to be by the ocean? Chicago's Navy Pier is on Lake Michigan.
- 2013-08-23Even though he wasn't nominated for a best director Oscar, it was comeback kid Ben Affleck's big night at the 85th Academy Awards. His film "Argo" took home top honors as the year's best picture. From child actor to Hollywood heav
- 2013-08-234-year-old Mohammed crossed into Jordan from Syria with two broken legs, a fractured skull, two broken arms and a smashed pelvis after his home caved in during intensive shelling.
- 2013-08-23What happened to 12 young people who were forced at gunpoint into a van in Mexico City's popular Zona Rosa entertainment district on May 26? The mystery has gripped nation. Penelope Ramirez is a cousin of Jerzy Ortiz Ponce, who is one of the 12 missi
- 2013-08-23Devil's Peak Brewing Company is just one of Cape Town's microbreweries satisfying a growing demand for craft beers.
- 2013-08-23The Mongol Derby, a 1,000 kilometer scramble through the vast expanse of the Mongolian steppe.
- 2013-08-23The latest design by Spanish architecture firm OOIIO resembles a massive photo frame.
- 2013-08-22Flower girls are often a conduit for including pets in wedding ceremonies.
- 2013-08-22Mustafa, 12, fled his home in Aleppo, Syria, under intense shelling and fighting. Mercy Corps says his hair started to turn white shortly after he arrived as a refugee in Lebanon from the stress and trauma of his ordeal.
- 2013-08-22Kat Kinsman's parents sold her childhood home and moved into a retirement community several states away. Her father sent her many boxes of items from her childhood.
- 2013-08-22Veteran leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwean president on Thursday. At the age of 89, he is among the oldest leaders in office, with only the Israeli President Shimon Peres (90) his senior.
- 2013-08-22During Bradley Manning's court-martial, his defense team released a 2010 photo of him dressed as a woman. Manning, the soldier convicted of giving classified state documents to WikiLeaks, intends to begin hormone therapy for gender reassignment and l
- 2013-08-22Arches National Park is home to the world's highest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Be sure to check back next week for the Summer in the Park series finale: Everglades National Park.
- 2013-08-22Christopher Lane, from Australia, was gunned down in Duncan, Oklahoma, while he was out jogging last week. Police say he was killed by three teens who said they had nothing better to do. Police have now charged the three teens in Lane's death.
- 2013-08-22Sid Berstein, the man who brought the Beatles to the United States, has died at the age of 95.
- 2013-08-22The busy fishing harbor at the foot of Elmina Castle.
- 2013-08-22Businesswoman Dianne York told CNN that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner put his hands on her buttocks during this photo op after a meeting three months ago. York said there were witnesses. She said both her advisers and Filner's were in the room at the ti
- 2013-08-21Apple is rumored to be adding a gold-colored iPhone to its usual black and white lineup. But it won't look quite like this. Luxury retailer Stuart Hughes carries this iPhone 5, made of 18-karat gold, with an Apple logo encrusted in diamonds. Price: $
- 2013-08-21Las muertes de famosos ya son algo cotidiano en las redes sociales. El cantante y actor estadounidense Raz-B fue el último en caer, tras versiones de que estaba en coma por recibir un botellazo en China. Su representante rechazó haber empezado el rumor, p
- 2013-08-21Filipinos displaced by flooding reach for relief goods in Las Pinas on Wednesday, August 21. Tens of thousands of Filipinos have been forced from their homes and at least seven have died due to heavy rains and flooding.
- 2013-08-21Un equipo de expertos que investiga la forma en que se cultivan las frutas y verduras ha detectado la presencia de más de 13 pesticidas en las fresas.
- 2013-08-21Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was convicted July 30 of stealing and disseminating 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos to WikiLeaks, and the counts against him included violations of the Espionage Act. He was found guilty of 20 of the 22 charges b
- 2013-08-21A policeman walks in front of Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy after a shooting incident in Decatur, Georgia, on Tuesday, August 20. Michael Brandon Hill, 20, opened fire at the school armed with an AK-47 "and a number of other weapons,&qu
- 2013-08-21"The Bone Season" is a genre-defying novel, but that doesn't mean people haven't found a way to compare it with other favorites, like "The Hunger Games." Click through the gallery to learn about Samantha Shannon's inspir
- 2013-08-21American college student Michaela Cross struggles to describe her time studying abroad in India. She says it was full of adventures and beauty but also relentless sexual harassment, groping and worse.
- 2013-08-21Ultimate ambition
- 2013-08-21"Of Good Report" is a film noir by South African director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. It was one of the most talked-about movies at last month's Durban International Film Festival.
- 2013-08-21It's probably hard for Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to top 2012, when he took his company public and married his longtime girlfriend. But this year has been an equally eventful one for the 29-year-old, hoodie-wearing CEO. Here are some highlig
- 2013-08-21Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made waves with a flirty photo session for her 3,000-word Vogue profile. Other top execs wanna have fun too. Click through the gallery for more business leaders who like to let their hair down.
- 2013-08-20As scientists study receding ice in Greenland, many residents simply do what they've always done: adapt.
- 2013-08-20Catalina, duquesa de Cambridge, y el príncipe Guillermo, duque de Cambridge, aparecen en esta fotografía junto a su hijo recién nacido, el príncipe Jorge de Cambridge, y dos perros: Tilly, a la izquierda, el perro de la familia Middleton, y Lupo, el Cocke
- 2013-08-20The 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins have been invited to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama. However, three former Dolphins told Florida's Sun Sentinel columnist David Hyde that they will not be attending for political reasons. Click
- 2013-08-20Reason redheads are proud of Shawn Hitchins: He organized the pride walk in Edinburgh.
- 2013-08-20The Garífuna village of Hopkins has a near five-mile stretch of sand, with few people in sight at any one time. No vendors and no noise, aside from the sound of distant drums.
- 2013-08-20Award-winning crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose stories and novels went on to become films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Get Shorty," and "Jackie Brown," died August 20, his literary agent Jeffrey Posternak said. He was 87.
- 2013-08-20South African energy and chemicals giant Sasol plans to build the first commercial plant to turn natural gas into liquid fuels in the United States. Pictured here, the company's chemicals facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- 2013-08-20Men attempt to clean a building in Fushun City, China, on Tuesday, August 20. At least 107 people are dead in China after heavy rains inundated roads and farmland, the Chinese government says.
- 2013-08-20Firefighters with private contract company Great Basin Fire douse part of the 104,457-acre Beaver Creek Fire in the Baker Creek area of Ketchum, Idaho, on Monday, August 19. The fire has forced the evacuation of several neighborhoods.
- 2013-08-20Sleeping Bear occupies 35 miles on Lake Michigan's eastern coastline and is home to hiking trails, museums, an 1871 lighthouse and a historic farm district.
- 2013-08-20A communist newspaper's office equipment is burned in the streets of Tehran on August 19, 1953, during the pro-Shah riot that swept through Iran's capital. After a day of fighting, Royalist forces triumphed and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh
- 2013-08-20Alice Guy-Blache is considered to be the world's first female director and the first woman to own and run a film studio.
- 2013-08-20Sloths live most of their life in the trees -- mating, birthing and even dying up there.
- 2013-08-20Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's photo spread in Vogue magazine has proven controversial, with some saying it detracts from the 3,000-word article that focuses on her successes and vision in a male-dominated tech world. The profile describes Mayer as an &qu
- 2013-08-19Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. One hundred and thirty years later, the famed French couturier's legacy continues to shine. Here, Chanel strikes a coy smile in Paris in 1936. Click through the g
- 2013-08-19Some people complain about the overabundance of summer squash. Virginia Willis says, just make squash casserole -- lightened up for the season.
- 2013-08-19Spectators turned out in the hundreds on Sunday, August 18, to the small town of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, to enjoy a day out at the races and cheer on their favorite sheep.
- 2013-08-19Agriculture advocate Ryan Goodman says transparency is increasingly the mandate at operations large and small, from cattle ranches and slaughterhouses to milking facilities and dairy farms.
- 2013-08-19Inaugurado en 1887, este enorme hotel de estilo Reina Ana ha permanecido sin cambios desde sus primeros años en que los agentes de Edison Phonograph realizaban demostraciones y Mark Twain charlaba en su casino.
- 2013-08-19A sus 123 años, Carmelo Flores Laura, el hombre más viejo del mundo, vive en el poblado de Frasquía, a 130 kilóemtros al oeste de La Paz y cerca del Lago Titicaca.
- 2013-08-19This 115-room Ritz-Carlton Caribbean retreat won Best Achievement in Design
- 2013-08-19Doug Laming uses a Cointreau Caviar Spherification kit to create "pearls" of alcohol that burst in the mouth.
- 2013-08-19Los perros se hospedan sin costo y están cerca del Canine Court, el único campo de juegos para perros en Manhattan.
- 2013-08-19Robert De Niro -- now 70 years old! -- has been an indelible presence on the big screen for more than 40 years. In 1976's "Taxi Driver," De Niro plays troubled veteran Travis Bickle, who takes a job as a late-night cabbie and hates what he
- 2013-08-19The Olduvai stone chopping tool would have got through a lot of vegetables had it been in continuous use for the 2 million years since it was carved and eventually ended up in the British Museum.
- 2013-08-19Rachel Briscoe, left, and Jess Ivess from the Bay of Islands celebrate during the first same-sex marriage at the Rotorua Museum in Rotorua, New Zealand, on Monday, August 19 -- the first day such marriages were legal in New Zealand.
- 2013-08-18A diver jumps off a bridge into the Soca River on Sunday, August 18, during a traditional jumping competition in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia.
- 2013-08-18Zack Hix, 18, is the creator of the Good Boy Roy cartoon characters. Zack was diagnosed with a range of mental disorders, and his family believes his drawings provide an important outlet.
- 2013-08-17Limousines parked in front of the Ritz on August 31, 1997 -- shortly before Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed left the Paris hotel. The pair died in a high-speed crash after leaving the hotel.
- 2013-08-17A poster of President Obama from a protest by activists who oppose the data spying programs of the NSA. The Washington Post reported that the NSA had broken its own permissive rules on surveillance thousands of times each year since 2008. Privacy advocate
- 2013-08-17Usain Bolt celebrates after claiming his third 200m world title on Saturday.
- 2013-08-17Volunteers search for victims near the damaged cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete on Saturday, August 17, a day after it collided with a passenger ferry in Talisay, in the Cebu province of the Philippines. The ferry, which sank, is thought to have been ca
- 2013-08-16Tim McCarty, as seen in September 2012 compared to August 2013, went on a weight loss journey last year. He works out at gym geared toward overweight people called Downsize Fitness.
- 2013-08-16Christie Morgan celebró el cumpleaños número siete de su hija Brielle en una pizzería. Morgan dice que pesaba 151,4 kilogramos, pero en realidad pesaba 182,7.
- 2013-08-16At QuakeCon, a massive gaming gathering in Dallas this month, 2,800 gamers brought their own computers, often "modding" them for looks, performance or both. Here are some of our favorites.
- 2013-08-16Samsung may be the latest company to leap into the emerging field of "smart," or Web-connected wristwatches. The company is planning to announce a new smartphone device that's worn on the wrist in September, according to a Bloomberg news re
- 2013-08-16Aunque no lo parezca, Madonna cumplió 55 años el 16 de agosto. La Reina del Pop, sin embargo, no es la única celebridad que todavía arde después de superar el medio siglo de vida.
- 2013-08-16Award-winning Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo visited Accra, the vibrant capital of Ghana. Here, traders ply their wares at Makola Market, the city's main market and shopping district.
- 2013-08-16El olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) es la primera especie de mamífero carnívoro descubierta en América en 35 años, dijeron los científicos del Instituto Smithsonian en Washington.
- 2013-08-16Michael Dettlaff, de 12 años, encontró este diamante de 5,16 quilates de color miel a sólo 10 minutos en el Parque Estatal Cráter de Diamante de Arkansas.
- 2013-08-16Russian pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva launched a staunch defense of her country's new anti-gay laws after receiving her gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow Thursday.
- 2013-08-16Bethany DeVore's dramatic black and coral bathroom.
- 2013-08-16Summer tomatoes, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. We'll start with green, yellow, orange, purple, white and oh yeah -- red heirloom tomatoes.
- 2013-08-16The French artist known as 3ttman stands in front of his mural. He worked in Summerhill, a rundown neighborhood in the shadow of Atlanta's Turner Field. "I love art and, at some point, I decided that by showing it in the street I could offer my
- 2013-08-16Santorini is a shutterbug's dream: sheer rock faces striated in multitudinous shades, villages and towns clinging to the tops of cliffs, the caldera filled with clear deep turquoise water and home to the occasional cruise liner that against the soari
- 2013-08-15Opened in 1887, the massive Queen Anne-style hotel has remained largely unchanged since the years when Mark Twain lectured in the casino. At 660 feet, its front porch is said to be the longest in the world.
- 2013-08-15'Jobs,' a biopic of the late tech visionary and co-founder of Apple, hits theaters Friday with Ashton Kutcher in the title role. Here are some key scenes from the movie.
- 2013-08-15Pese a que el trabajo infantil es ilegal en Nepal, las autoridades estiman que unos 1,6 millones de niños de entre 5 y 17 años están en la fuerza laboral. Esta imagen de 2010 muestra a un niño trabajando como maletero en el distrito Solukhumbu.
- 2013-08-15Indian students, their faces painted with the colours of their national flag, pose on the eve of Independence day in Allahabad on August 14, 2013. India celebrates its 66th independence anniversary from British rule on August 15.
- 2013-08-15The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) is the first mammalian carnivore species to be discovered in the Americas in 35 years, scientists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington said.
- 2013-08-15Autos raros en subasta de Pebble Beach
- 2013-08-15A bus passes a destroyed pickup truck with loudspeakers that was used by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy on Friday, August 2. The supporters and security forces clashed in Sixth of October City in Giza, south of Cairo, after the gove
- 2013-08-15For the 100th anniversary of her birth, in 2012 the museum temporarily unwrapped a new space dedicated to the beloved television chef, which includes the kitchen from her Cambridge, Massachusetts home.
- 2013-08-15Copenhagen Suborbitals, a crowd-funded Danish aerospace organization, is hoping to put a person in space by 2020. In 2011 the team successfully launched the HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe rocket. The ship lifted off perfectly, but only managed to ascend to an altitu
- 2013-08-15Can good design make insects more appetizing and reduce effects of famine? Designer Katharina Unger thinks so and has invented a new kitchen appliance to test out her icky idea.
- 2013-08-15The Malawi Mouse Boys is an eight-member band that was discovered by Grammy-winning American record producer Ian Brennan. Last year, they released their first album, titled "He is #1."
- 2013-08-14Fall is coming, which means smartphone manufacturers will be launching new models with flashy new bells and whistles. But some forward-looking features are already part of existing phones. Here are five helpful features that other phone makers (Apple, are
- 2013-08-14El Bugfest, un festival de insectos de un día en carolina del Norte, que este año puso como platillo los escorpiones.
- 2013-08-14Domestic terrorist, Luddite, and mathematics teacher Ted Kaczynski cups his hand to his ear during an interview at the Federal Administrative Maximum Facility prison in Florence, Colorado, on August 30, 1999. Kaczynski, known to the public as the "Un
- 2013-08-14"Architecture for Dogs," a Japanese curation of doghouses built by world-renowned architects and designers, is at the Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, California, through September 1. This house from furniture designer Konstantin Grcic is
- 2013-08-14A 60-foot-wide sinkhole formed under a resort in central Florida late on Sunday, August 11, forcing guests out of their rooms as one three-story building collapsed and another slowly sank.
- 2013-08-14The pilot and co-pilot of a UPS cargo flight died Wednesday, August 14, when their Airbus A300 crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama.
- 2013-08-14Boy Scout Michael Dettlaff, 12, found this 5.16-carat honey-brown diamond just 10 minutes into his search at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park.
- 2013-08-14Fatoumata Diawara is a Malian singer hailed as one of the most exciting voices to come out of Mali in recent years.
- 2013-08-14Though child labor is illegal in Nepal, an estimated 1.6 million children between 5-17 years are in the work force, according to the Nepal Child Labor Report. This 2010 photo shows a boy working as a porter in Nepal's Solukhumbu district.
- 2013-08-14Cake artist Debbie Goard created this sad-eyed pup for the San Francisco installment of the Depressed Cake Shop.
- 2013-08-13The proposed Hyperloop high-speed transport system would ferry passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in about 30 minutes, according to entrepreneur Elon Musk. This sketch shows what a passenger capsule might look like.
- 2013-08-13El sistema de transportación 'Hyperloop' sería más del doble de veloz que el Tren Shanghai Maglev, el tren comercial actual más rápido del mundo.
- 2013-08-13In an effort to find additional victims of confessed serial killer, Israel Keyes, the FBI has released additional information, including photographs of evidence, and is asking the public for any information regarding Keyes or his travels.
- 2013-08-13"You should open your eyes but they stay closed, closed," One Direction sings in their song "Save You Tonight." The pop band has been touring the U.S. since February, causing large crowds of screaming girls to form wherever they go. A
- 2013-08-13Folks love okra or they hate it. No one -- veritably no one -- is in the middle.
- 2013-08-13James "Whitey" Bulger rose to the top of the notorious Winter Hill gang, prosecutors say, before he went into hiding for more than 16 years after a crooked FBI agent told him in December 1994 he was about to be indicted on federal racketeering c
- 2013-08-13A woman wears sun-protective clothing as she rides in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, August 12. Temperatures have spiked in Northeast Asia this summer, causing heat-related deaths as well harming crops and livestock.
- 2013-08-13We've all done it -- gorged on a whole tub of ice cream. But what if you could eat the tub too? Really guzzle the lot. Well, thanks to the invention of edible packaging, now you can.
- 2013-08-13Few activities offer the feeling of freedom, speed and adventure than a long trip on a motorcycle. Here are some of the top views to be had while biking the world.
- 2013-08-12About 1,800 castle-like towers dot the landscape around Kaiping, a Chinese city near Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta. Some of the towers date to the Ming dynasty. Others were constructed in the early 20th century and bear obvious Western influences.
- 2013-08-12Get ready to get turned on...by you. These simple strategies will help you reclaim your sexiest self.
- 2013-08-12James Gandolfini, who gained fame playing a memorable mafia boss on HBO's "The Sopranos," died after suffering a heart attack in Italy on Wednesday, June 19. Pictured, Gandolfini at the premiere of "Zero Dark Thirty" in 2012.
- 2013-08-12"Elvis" y "Marilyn" se casan en la capilla A Little White Wedding en Las Vegas.
- 2013-08-12Un video de la compañía ET3 anticipa un sistema de trenes de levitación magnética que podrían viajar a 6400 kilómetros por hora. El emprendedor Elon Musk, pionero en vehículos eléctricos y los vuelos espaciales, ha demostrado cierto interés en la idea.
- 2013-08-12Caroline Mickey and fiancé Jon Balajthy graduated from college in May 2012. At the time, Mickey and Balajthy were at their heaviest, weighing 235 and 325 pounds, respectively.
- 2013-08-12Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100-meter final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships on August 11 as lightning flashes across the Moscow skies.
- 2013-08-12Además de las atracciones acuáticas que hacen dar vuelcos al corazón, tiene varios hábitats de animales: desde serpientes de río hasta un recinto para flamencos; la piscina de olas está al lado del hábitat para tortugas de agua dulce.
- 2013-08-12After being laid off from their construction jobs, Heather and Mike von Quilich found inspiration through Etsy and Heather's love of crafting.
- 2013-08-12From left, Lea Michele, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley and Kevin McHale accept the award for Choice TV Show - Comedy for "Glee" during the Teen Choice Awards 2013 in Universal City, California, on Sunday, August 11. Michele tearfully dedicated the
- 2013-08-12Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska used an ethnic slur when referring to immigrant workers, telling a Ketchikan Public Radio station: "My father had a ranch. We used to have 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. ... It takes two people to
- 2013-08-12The 1974 test launch of a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile from a C-5 cargo jet nicknamed Zero-One-Four was unprecedented. The Minuteman was designed to be launched from an underground silo, not an airplane.
- 2013-08-12Tugboats guide aircraft carrier INS Vikrant as it leaves a shipyard after a launch ceremony in Kochi, India, on Monday, August 12. The 37,500-ton indigenous aircraft carrier will undergo extensive tests in the next few years before being commissioned into
- 2013-08-12Abed Hathout, left, is Khalas' guitarist and band manager. Kobi Farhi is the vocalist for Orphaned Land. The joint tour between the two Israeli bands was sparked by the two musicians' friendship.
- 2013-08-12Aquatica revels in its animal habitats. The lazy river snakes through a flamingo enclosure and the wave pool borders a freshwater turtle habitat.
Opened: June 2013.
- 2013-08-11Shooting for six to seven hours from sundown to sunrise, Abe Blair captured this image around just past midnight on August 13, 2012, in Crater Lake, Oregon. "This was my first time watching a meteor shower and this was the image I was hoping to captu
- 2013-08-11A woman inspects the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a store in Baghdad on Sunday, August 11. Bloodshed erupted Saturday throughout Iraq as dozens were killed and more than 190 wounded in a wave of bombings amid Eid festivities, which mark the end of th
- 2013-08-10An air tanker drops fire retardant on a hot spot as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire on Friday, August 9, near Banning, California.
- 2013-08-09Parents say too many fashions for young girls are too sexy, too short, and definitely not age-appropriate. Do you agree? Click through to see some of the outfits that have moms and dads most concerned and get tips on how to get your girl to dress her age.
- 2013-08-09La cerveza es cosa seria en Corea del Norte y Taedonggang es una de las marcas locales más conocidas. En el año 2000 la cervecería estatal adquirió una destilería británica, la trasladó a Corea del Norte y dos años después abrió su negocio en las afueras
- 2013-08-09Canadian teenager Rehtaeh Parsons, who was allegedly gang-raped and bullied, was hospitalized after she tried to hang herself on Thursday, April 4. The high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support three days later. Two 18-year
- 2013-08-09South African photographer Dillon Marsh traveled around Cape Town searching for trees with an ulterior motive. Cell phone towers disguised as trees have popped up all around South Africa. Marsh states on his website that his project "Invasive Species
- 2013-08-09NOAA scientists have come across a wide diversity of sea creatures, like this bobtail squid, in largely unexplored deep-sea canyons off the northeastern U.S. coast. The Okeanos Explorer left port for the first set of dives in July. Watch live video and fo
- 2013-08-09Jimmy Wales told the "Wikimania" conference that Wikipedia now has 8 languages with over 1 million articles.
- 2013-08-09Mobile phones are helping African citizens hold their governments to account, says Loren Treisman.
Map Kibera Trust has used mapping information from mobiles to create a security map on two walls in Kibera, Nairobi. Wall painting helped provide security
- 2013-08-09A raíz de las altas temperaturas que afectan a China, una tienda de Ikea en Beijing ha visto un incremento del interés de los ciudadanos que buscan aire acondicionado, sofás cómodos y una buena siesta. Shanghai tuvo su mes de julio más caluroso en 140 año
- 2013-08-09Turbo will return to Formula One in 2014. Pictured, Alain Prost in Renault's pioneering turbo car in 1980.
- 2013-08-09Women pray at a Lahore, Pakistan, mosque during the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday, August 9. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
- 2013-08-09"Elvis" and "Marilyn" tie the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
- 2013-08-09AMC's hit show "Breaking Bad" has generated some intriguing tourism-related business opportunities in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- 2013-08-09Gabby Douglas became the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history to win gold in the individual all-around event. She is also the first black woman to win the event.
- 2013-08-09Known as "poshstock," especially after Eton-educated British PM David Cameron attended this year, Cornbury calls itself a "homespun melting pot where music-lovers share pies and a glass of champagne with superstars, toffs [and] rockers.&quo
- 2013-08-09This image of colorful powders, which are used to make rangoli artworks during Diwali, was snapped by iReporter Digamber Singh Rayamajhi as he walked through the busy streets of Kathmandu, Nepal.
"As it is Diwali time the roads were bustling with
- 2013-08-09For the first few weeks in July, night skies on both sides of the Atlantic are lit up by spectacular fireworks -- from America's 4th July to Bastille Day in France, with a host of international fireworks competitions in between. To honor this pyrotec
- 2013-08-09Summer solstice, the longest day of the year, arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21. It's a time when bonfires are lit, traditional songs are sung and more often than not, clothes come off. Robban Kanto and his friends, who celebrated the lon
- 2013-08-09As record temperatures hit China, an Ikea store in Beijing has seen a surge in interest from citizens looking for air-conditioning, comfortable sofas and a good nap.
Shanghai experienced its hottest July in 140 years with temperatures as high as 40.8 C.
- 2013-08-09Two young Syrian girls at the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan paint decorations on walls of the community bathrooms. "Doing this project helps us keep our minds off fasting," says 12 year old Sula (right), a refugee from a village outside D
- 2013-08-09Beer is a big deal in North Korea. Taedonggang Beer is one of the best-known local beers. In 2000 the state-run brewery bought up an entire British brewery, shipped it to North Korea and two years later opened for business just outside Pyongyang.
- 2013-08-09Actress Karen Black's long and public battle with cancer has ended with her death, her agent said on Thursday, August 8. She was 74.
- 2013-08-09Gregg Looney and his friends work to bring in a 920-pound Bluefin tuna caught a few miles off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, last week.
- 2013-08-08"Revenge" star Ashley Madekwe keeps it simple in Hollywood on August 7.
- 2013-08-08On August 5, 2003, Fox debuted a sun- (and alcohol-) soaked series set in the wealthy enclave of Newport Beach in Orange County, California. The tale of a teen from a rough neighborhood, who realizes the O.C.'s upper-class families weren't as pr
- 2013-08-08Charging for steak sauce or butter is like charging extra for sprinkling Parmesan on your pizza.
- 2013-08-08Washington's Olympic Peninsula is home to one of the most diverse national parks. Check in next week for Yellowstone National Park.
- 2013-08-08The African Children's Choir is composed of children aged seven to 10, from various African countries. Currently touring the United States, the choir is the subject of new documentary film "Imba Means Sing,"
- 2013-08-08Volunteers of Hebrew University excavating at Tel Hazor. Each summer, professional and amateur archeologists descend upon the site, enlivening this normally quiet part of Israel.
- 2013-08-08That rainbow-themed backdrop consists of thousands of people holding up different boards. This year they flashed messages of peace and friendship, as well as the rainbow between Pyongyang's Arch of Triumph and Beijing's Tiananmen Square Gate, wh
- 2013-08-08Hoping to distract Yankee catcher Yogi Berra and disrupt the pitcher, Bob Turley, Jackie Robinson dances off of third base during the third game of the 1955 World Series at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn won the game, 8-3, and went on to win the Series.
See the
- 2013-08-08Hong Kong customs officials seized 1,120 ivory tusks in a container shipped from Nigeria on August 6, 2013.
- 2013-08-08That rainbow-themed backdrop consists of thousands of "human pixels" -- people holding up different boards to create the various images you see in this gallery. This year they flashed messages of peace and friendship, as well as the rainbow betw
- 2013-08-08It's shiny and it is from CNN. So is that where my compact went? These are just some of the more unusual gifts to North Korea's leaders from various visiting dignitaries that are on show at the International Friendship Exhibition House. This, an
- 2013-08-08The winners of the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest have been released, along with their beautiful photos. The winning images will appear in the December 2013/January 2014 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Until then, you can
- 2013-08-08On Tuesday, August 6, the Navy announced that despite the demand for attack submarines being "as strong as ever," the USS Miami is being deactivated because the repairs are too costly. The submarine was damaged in 2012 after worker Casey James F
- 2013-08-085. Charleston, South Carolina
Score: 91.5
The only U.S. city that made it into the top 10 friendliest cities. Charleston took first place in a previous poll to find the friendliest cities in the United States.
- 2013-08-07Thousands of people are reported missing every day in the United States. Phoenix Coldon, 23, of St. Louis was last seen in December 2011 sitting in her parked car. If you have seen Phoenix or any of the faces in this gallery, please contact your local FBI
- 2013-08-07Firefighters try to control a blaze at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, August 7. Fire engulfed the airport's entire international terminal, but no casualties were reported. Domestic flights have resumed, and s
- 2013-08-07La barra de la Business Class es una de las secciones del Airbus A380 exploradas por Google a través de Street View
- 2013-08-07On February 28, 1993, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tried to serve search and arrest warrants for allegedly illegal weapons at the Branch Davidian Christian compound near Waco, Texas. A gunbattle ensued followed by a se
- 2013-08-07Las aguas de la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, son hogar de los tiburones martillo
- 2013-08-07Blair Koenig started the STFU, Parents blog after reading a few too many status updates about the bathroom habits of her friends' children. Click through for examples of the 10 worst overshares she sees on her site. (Warning: Some links contain stron
- 2013-08-07Fashion experts agree: Seersucker has moved into the modern era, and seersucker suits and separates are the coolest clothes a man can wear in the summer.
- 2013-08-07El regalo que el expresidente de Estados Unidos, Jimmy Carter, dio a Kim Jong Il en 1994, podría haber tenido otra vida como cenicero gigante.
- 2013-08-07New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was suspended in August 2013 after he was accused of having ties to Biogenesis, a now-defunct anti-aging clinic, and taking performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension covers 211 regular-season games through the 2014 s
- 2013-08-07A rainbow appears in the skies above a Hong Kong office building on Wednesday, August 7. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
- 2013-08-07Hasta el miércoles 7 de agosto de 2013 existió la vivienda de Ariel Castro, en Cleveland; una casa del horror que fue demolida tras descubrirse que allí vivieron secuestradas tres jóvenes durante una década.
- 2013-08-07Aussie goal-machine
- 2013-08-07Novak Djokovic was all smiles after thumping Florian Mayer 6-2 6-1 in his first match since Wimbledon. Djokovic saved all seven break points he faced.
- 2013-08-07This Czech beach may be 103 this year, but it doesn't feel old, with all manner of activities including volleyball and petanque. There's a nudist section, too.
- 2013-08-07The Gulfstream G650's nearly supersonic speed, ultralong range and fancy amenities have got aviation enthusiasts stoked. Celebrities are taking notice, too. Click through this gallery to see planes linked to celebrities.
- 2013-08-07Ten private sleeper cabins take up the rear of the Airbus A319.
- 2013-08-07Bernie Kozen stands near the scene of Monday's shooting on Tuesday, August 6, in rural Pennsylvania. Kozen, a local parks director, is being hailed as a hero for stopping the alleged gunman, Rockne Newell, who opened fire at a town council meeting in
- 2013-08-07The sexual harassment allegations against San Diego Mayor Bob Filner are not the first time this Pacific Coast city has seen scandal. Look back at some of the other political missteps, morasses and quagmires in which the city's politicians have found
- 2013-08-06Is it a Jet Ski? Is it a surfboard? No, it's a one-man watercraft powered solely by the sun.
- 2013-08-06Although Rush Limbaugh brings in over 14 million listeners a week, broadcaster Cumulus Media may be planning to drop Limbaugh and fellow radio host Sean Hannity because of negotiation problems, according to Politico. Click through to see the other 14 radi
- 2013-08-06Height: 437 meters.
Cost to build: $41 million.
Completion date: May 1, 1931.
Fast fact: The Empire State Building took only one year and 45 days to build, or 7 million man hours -- a record to this day for a skyscraper of its height. Its glory days are
- 2013-08-06Zoe Zorka y su esposo lucharon para decirle a sus amigos y familiares que no planean tener hijos. Estas celebridades a continuación también han hablado públicamente acerca de no tener hijos:
- 2013-08-06The Washington Post Company announced on Monday, August 5, that it was selling its newspaper business to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos for $250 million. Bezos says he understands "the critical role the Post plays in Washington, D.C., and our nation.&
- 2013-08-06The Royal Standard flies from the turrets of Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, when the Queen is in residence. Cottages on Balmoral Estate are available for rent to regular vacationers.
- 2013-08-06El murciélago "Chewbacca" fue nombrado así por el parecido que encontraron los científicos con el personaje de la película Star Wars.
- 2013-08-06A new temporary cathedral has been given the go-ahead in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 700-seat facility incorporates cardboard tubes with timber beams, steel and a concrete base. It has been designed by Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban and will be comple
- 2013-08-06According to the Clemson University Cooperative Extension, peaches originated in China over 3000 years ago.
- 2013-08-06The Lone Ranger is one of the most iconic figures in Wild West folklore, and his story has been rebooted by Disney this year in a film starring Johnny Depp as American Indian tracker Tonto (left) and Armie Hammer as the title hero (right).
- 2013-08-06America's most prestigious horse race, the Kentucky Derby kicks off this Saturday. But who will scoop the 139th edition of the premier competition?
- 2013-08-06The inaugural season of the FIA's new electric racing series Formula E gets underway in 2014. Details about the new championship have been scarce, but are now starting to emerge.
- 2013-08-06Fartuun Adan is a champion for women's rights and the co-founder of Sister Somalia, the East African country's first rape and crisis center.
- 2013-08-05The first passengers sailed the skies in the Airship Paris zeppelin's inaugural commercial flight on Sunday. The craft is about the size of an A380 superjumbo jet, but flies, 900 meters up, at a stately maximum speed of 90 kilometers per hour. Passen
- 2013-08-05Located in Hong Kong's pulsing Tsim Sha Tsui district, Chungking Mansions inspires a unique fascination among visitors. Though it has a reputation for crime and disorder, the 17-story structure is home to merchants, traders, visitors and refugees fro
- 2013-08-05"My maiden voyage on Instagram. Will bring you behind-the-scenes of the Presidency." Posted on July 24.
- 2013-08-05This 1970s-era magazine advertisement for Modess sanitary napkins asks women to reconsider the feminine protection options their mothers passed along. Johnson & Johnson's Modess ads ran for decades. The campaign is best known for its "Modess
- 2013-08-05The world's first test-tube burger, grown in a laboratory from a cow's stem cells, was served and eaten in London today. Scientists believe artificial meat could be sold in supermarkets within five to 10 years
- 2013-08-05Kendra Gill, who was crowned Miss Riverton in June, and three others are alleged to have thrown explosive devices.
- 2013-08-05Low stone walls frame the entrance to the kitchen garden, which used to be a driveway. The garden is organized in a tidy grid; convenient paths around the beds make harvesting simple.
- 2013-08-05Africa Fashion Week London took place in the UK capital last weekend, hosting the creations of 65 designers from across the continent and the diaspora.
- 2013-08-05Friends Timothy Goodman, 32, and Jessica Walsh, 26, dated for 40 days as an experiment. Their blog, 40 Days of Dating, has gone viral.
- 2013-08-05Crowds gather to listen to the group Tegan and Sara at Lollapalooza 2013 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, August 4. It's the ninth year of the three-day music festival, which features a range of up-and-coming and established artists, in
- 2013-08-05A recently intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives alarmed the U.S. State Department and led to the closing of 22 embassies and consulates Sunday, August 4, across the Middle East and North Africa. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department sa
- 2013-08-05The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel is the first solar powered Ferris wheel in the world. With 160,000 energy efficient lights, nighttime rides feature lights illuminating the western end of Route 66.
- 2013-08-05Missy Franklin, left, enjoys her spot at the top of the medal rostrum after winning gold as part of the U.S. women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay team at the world swimming championships in Barcelona. It was her sixth victory of the meet, setting a new
- 2013-08-05Christie Morgan celebrated her daughter Brielle's 7th birthday at a pizza place in Lubbock, Texas. Morgan says she thought she weighed 334 pounds at the time but was shocked when she later found out she weighed 403 pounds.
- 2013-08-05In April a team of scientists embarked on the first comprehensive biodiversity study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Pictured is the "Chewbacca bat" (Triaenops persicus) -- which was given its nickname because of its resemblance to the S
- 2013-08-05Google Street View explored an Emirates Airbus A380 from nose to tail. Here the Business Class bar at the back of the plane appears well stocked for its next flight.
- 2013-08-05This Thai-themed water park offers surf lessons in the wave pool, which is capable of creating waves up to nine feet (three meters) high.
- 2013-08-04The BBC draws back the curtains to reveal who will be the next British actor to play the famed Doctor. He is Peter Capaldi, seen here attending the British Comedy Awards at the O2 Arena on January 22, 2011.
- 2013-08-04Here's a look at how our canine friends spent their summer, starting with Ole, who had his eyes on a hot dog rather than fellow dogs at a pug dog meeting in Berlin.
- 2013-08-04Doctors said on July 26 that Logan Stevenson, 2, has one to two weeks left to live. His parents, Christine Swidorsky and Sean Stevenson of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, honored him as best man at their wedding on Saturday, August 3.
- 2013-08-04Marion Dougherty changed Hollywood through her casting expertise. She kept detailed index cards on everybody -- including the one here for Jon Voight, whom she cast in a TV show and, much later, in "Midnight Cowboy."
- 2013-08-03Michael Ansara, best known for playing the Klingon leader Kang, has died at age 91. Ansara originally played Kang in original "Star Trek" series and then reprised the role for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Star Trek: Voyager.
- 2013-08-03Three people were injured during a planned implosion at the Kern Power Plant in Bakersfield, California, early Saturday, August 3, police said.
- 2013-08-03Connor Wilson was born February 13, 2012. He had his first surgery at Kentucky Children's Hospital a week later and a second surgery on May 11. On August 3, 2012, his heart stopped, but doctors got it beating again. "He never got better," s
- 2013-08-03Three men -- two inmates and a civilian accomplice -- have been charged with Introduction of contraband into the Pinellas County Jail in Florida. The bag and contraband were discovered hanging outside the fourth floor.
- 2013-08-03There's no faster way to become embittered with the locals than going toe-to-toe with hungry shopkeepers. Do you really need to whittle 50 cents off that embroidered handbag?
- 2013-08-02Pilot Sean Bautista helped "Planes" filmmakers invent a storyline that allows the character Dusty, shown here, increase his speed. Dane Cook provides Dusty's voice in the movie. A lot of the planes in the film, Bautista says, intentionally
- 2013-08-02Olivia Wilde attends her fiance Jason Sudeikis' new movie premiere on August 1.
- 2013-08-02Sunday, August 4 marks President Barrack Obama's 52nd birthday. See who shares the president's birthday.
- 2013-08-02George Clooney partnered with longtime friend Rande Gerber for the launch of Casamigos tequila in January 2013.
- 2013-08-02Dave Krajewski's storytelling nursery.
- 2013-08-02Para llegar al antiguo refugio alpino de Hitler en Baviera hay que subir 124 metros por un elevador que se instaló dentro de la montaña.
- 2013-08-02Troubled drug rehab clinics
- 2013-08-02Melbourne-based animatronics expert Sonny Tilders has led efforts to create a six-meter tall King Kong puppet for a stage musical of the classic 1933 film.
- 2013-08-02Peace Anyiam-Osigwe is the CEO and founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards. Here, she picks the best African movies of the 21st century.
Pictured, a scene from Kenyan movie From a Whisper.
- 2013-08-02Skyscraper Boom Heralds Economic Doom
- 2013-08-02The faces of both Mahatma Gandhi and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have graced the longboards built by South African Kent Lingeveldt.
- 2013-08-02An airport that never really got off the ground, Ciudad Real is 150 miles from Spain's capital, Madrid, and closed after only three years of operations in 2012.
- 2013-08-011. Set a schedule: To work effectively from home, map out your schedule and create a prioritized "To Do" list the night before, says Holly Reisem Hanna, founder of The Work at Home Woman. "That way when you sit down to work, you'll kno
- 2013-08-01Zoe Zorka and her husband struggled to tell friends and family that they don't plan to have kids. You can click through the gallery to meet 10 celebrities who've also spoken publicly about not having children:
- 2013-08-01Branden Willson designs custom mailboxes to look like vintage Volkswagen buses.
- 2013-08-01When the Pacific Ocean altered rainfall patterns around the world, the subsequent climate shifts coincided with the fall of Mayan civilization, researchers said, occurring after the peak in A.D. 900. This is the Mayan temple complex at Tikal, Guatemala.
- 2013-08-01La construcción del nuevo sistema de metro en Riad, capital de Arabia Saudita, comenzará el año que viene. La estación del Distrito Financiero Rey Abdullah, diseñada por el estudio Zaha Hadid Architechs, será una de las más espectaculares.
- 2013-08-01Ariel Castro's sentencing for the kidnapping and rape of three women in Ohio will be issued Thursday, August 1. During the trial, the prosecution presented images from inside the house that reveal the disturbing conditions in which they were held. A
- 2013-08-01See those sharks swimming in the backgroud? Yep, they're real. The casually dressed men sipping coffee underwater? Real too. Welcome to the remarkable real life water world.
- 2013-08-01The latest craze of parents' photos floating around the Internet: children with style and swag. By now you might have seen a Tumblr or Pinterest board with pictures of toddlers striking sassy poses. Julia Samersova, a casting director and blogger who
- 2013-08-01Three-day instruction packages with ex-Tiger Woods coach Butch Harmon includes nine-hole and 18-hole lessons, video swing analysis and four nights at Caesars Palace on the Vegas Strip.
- 2013-08-01Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers beautiful beaches, of course, but much more. Stop by next week for Olympic National Park.
- 2013-08-01Simon Dale built his own 'Hobbit House' for less than $5,000. Dale says the whole building was constructed with just a hammer, a one-inch chisel and a chainsaw, and was made largely of scavenged materials. Dale says: "Anything you could pos
- 2013-08-01Beber después del trabajo con sus colegas era uno de los pocos pasatiempos de Brian McLaughlin después de mudarse a Nueva York.
- 2013-08-01Introducing Miss Rodeo America 2013: Chenae Shiner from Roosevelt, Utah.
- 2013-08-01A major oil spill on Sunday, July 28, coated Ao Phrao beach on the popular tourist island of Koh Samet in northern Thailand. Authorities estimate that around 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of crude oil was leaked from an offshore pipeline belonging to PT
- 2013-08-01Nelson Mandela's daughter Makaziwe Mandela, and her daughter Tukwini Mandela, show off their House of Mandela wine range.
- 2013-08-01Snowden's options
- 2013-08-01Mass crowds of people attempt to cool off at a water park in Suining, Sichuan province on Saturday, July 27, amid a record heat wave hitting 19 provinces and regions in China.
- 2013-08-01Construction of the Saudi Arabian capital's new metro system will begin next year. The King Abdullah Financial District station designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will be one of the most spectacular among 85 new stops.