CNN Site Map (Galleries) for August - 2015
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- 2015-08-31A newborn baby panda is held at a breeding center in Ya'an, China, on Friday, August 21. Ten panda cubs born at the center were shown to the public for the first time. See more remarkable images from "The week in 38 photos."
- 2015-08-31Miley Cyrus attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, August 30, in Los Angeles.
- 2015-08-31On the coast of Normandy, this fortified village built in the shadow of a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey appears to float on the ocean at high tide. Despite its seemingly unstable sandbank foundations, the picturesque village has survived since the 11th c
- 2015-08-31Ma Xinqing worked in this factory in Tengzhou, Shandong, for 20 years before it was shut down. He now works as a security guard, keeping watch over the empty, decaying buildings.
- 2015-08-31We should have known what kind of night it was going to be Sunday at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards when host Miley Cyrus arrived in a breast-baring silver Atelier Versace outfit. Here's what else she wore.
- 2015-08-31Before becoming a horror maestro, Wes Craven was a college professor with a master's degree in philosophy who also had directed porn movies. He went on to create the iconic Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), haunting the
- 2015-08-311. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remained the busiest passenger airport in the world in 2014, with more than 96 million passengers, according to Airports Council International's latest World Airport Traffic Report.
- 2015-08-31Park Chum-se, pictured on the left, has lived in Jung Myeon for more than 40 years. He owns the only store in town. Jung Myeon, a township in northern South Korea, sits just a few kilometers from one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
- 2015-08-31An MQ-9 Reaper, armed with laser-guided munitions and Hellfire missiles, flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. The Reaper has been in use since 2007.
- 2015-08-31After a 45-minute flight on a small ski plane, climbers land at Kahiltna Base Camp, sometimes called Kahiltna International Airport because climbers from all over the world fly in to attempt to climb Alaska's Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley.
- 2015-08-31Usain Bolt celebrates his 200m gold moments before a cameraman on a Segway knocked him over at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on August 27, 2015.
- 2015-08-30Three hurricanes are spinning in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. This image shows the water vapor. This is the first time there have been three active hurricanes in the eastern or central Pacific this season, according to NASA. From left the storms
- 2015-08-30An armed Israeli soldier attempts to to arrest an 11-year-old Palestinian boy with his arm in a cast on Friday, August 28, during a protest against settlement construction in the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank.
- 2015-08-30Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waits to be introduced before speaking at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, on Wednesday, August 26.
- 2015-08-30To encourage good manners in their city, Kyoto officials have issued an etiquette guide for foreign visitors highlighting various "a ki ma hen" ("don'ts") for visitors.
- 2015-08-29INGREDIENTSFor the Pesto:1 ripe avocado1 packed cup fresh basil1 packed cup fresh cilantro1 jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed2 garlic cloves, peeledJuice of 1 lime . cup olive oil1 teaspoon salt, or to taste. cup pistachios For the Zoodles:4 zucchinis, pee
- 2015-08-28Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III was born November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati. Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and Turner Broadcasting System, celebrated his 76th birthday in November.
- 2015-08-28When is a rock more than just a rock? When it's an iguana, of course. Conspiracy theorists have been trawling through photos taken by NASA's Curiosity rover and pointing out mysterious objects that they say are proof of life on Mars.
- 2015-08-28Danish photographer Andreas Beck took this photo of Niagara Falls during his three-month American road trip last fall. He and his girlfriend traveled from Boston to Las Vegas, making many stops in between.
- 2015-08-28CNN gets rare access to a live-fire exercise between South Korean forces. Here the K1E1 -- South Korea's main battle tank -- is in action.
- 2015-08-28Spike Lee's film "Do the Right Thing" was released in 1989. Critics were concerned that the controversial motion picture, which took on a number of hot-button issues, would inflame passions. Instead, it provoked dialogue -- and has since be
- 2015-08-28Teenager Adam Park lost 165 pounds in a little over two years.
- 2015-08-28Two of Singapore's most significant historic structures, the old Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, are joined with a sensitively designed, light and airy roof canopy -- supported by tree-like sculptural columns -- to create the new Singapore Nat
- 2015-08-28A city of 60,000 people rises from the dust each summer when the Burning Man festival starts. Photographer NK Guy's new book "The Art of Burning Man" (published by Taschen) charts 16 years of the festival's art, including "Embrace
- 2015-08-28Setre Chapel, Japan. This dramatic chapel, designed by Ryyuich Ashizawa, accepts all faiths and is free from iconography. It was hoped the huge window facing over the sea would imbue the space with a sense of the sacred.
- 2015-08-28This luxury villa in the city center comes with a private pool and a wine cellar, and is the same price as many mid-range hotel rooms.
- 2015-08-28Miley Cyrus will host the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. Will she trump her outrageous 2013 performance with Robin Thicke? We'll have to watch and see. Click through for more shows to watch in the coming week.
- 2015-08-28There's not a lot in Black Rock Desert, and there hasn't been for 10,000 years. Sandstorms are frequent and there's a noticeable lack of creature comforts, like roads or water.
But in this unlikely patch of wasteland creativity and human
- 2015-08-281. Nomad jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica): This jellyfish is native to the Indian Ocean. It forms huge swarms along the Levant coast, eating a hole in the food web by preying on zooplankton.
- 2015-08-28Investigators in Burgenland, Austria, inspect an abandoned truck Thursday, August 27, that contained the bodies of refugees who died of suffocation. The 71 victims -- most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria -- were 60 men, eight women and three children.
- 2015-08-28Knut the polar bear was a star at the Berlin Zoo despite a rough start in life. As a cub, he was abandoned by his mother, but a zookeeper hand-raised him to adulthood. His death of encephalitis in 2011, when he was 4, shocked fans. "Knut was somethin
- 2015-08-28One of London's more ambitious proposals, the Norman Foster-designed elevated bike paths would use existing rail routes to shoot cyclists around the congested city. The design would comprise a total of 221km of bike paths on 10 routes, accommodating
- 2015-08-28The Maine are, from left: bassist Garrett Nickelsen, guitarist Kennedy Brock, singer John O'Callaghan, drummer Patrick Kirch and guitarist Jared Monaco. The Arizona rock band is launching a free national tour.
- 2015-08-27In Landscapes of Communism Owen Hatherley notes the recent flurry of new books that depict the "monolithic landscapes" left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union. But he wanted to show it differently...
- 2015-08-27Shirley Baker, who died last year, photographed an England that no longer exists. In the 1960s and '70s, while her native Manchester area underwent massive construction and urban clearance projects, she took pictures of the residents -- often childre
- 2015-08-27Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward of WDBJ-TV were fatally shot during a live interview, Wednesday, August 26, in Moneta, Virginia. Authorities identified the suspect as fellow journalist Vester Lee Flanagan II, who appeared on WDBJ-TV as Bryc
- 2015-08-27How do you eat when you can't see your plate? It's a familiar concept to some adventurous eaters -- "Dining in the dark" and now the culinary concept has come to Nairobi with the launch of Gizani.
- 2015-08-27"Mr. Robot" has critics captivated, and its first season had been scheduled to wrap at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday on USA. The first season's last episode will instead air Wednesday, Sept. 2. The USA Network announced it had postponed the finale b
- 2015-08-27One of the newest pumpkin spice-themed products is Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Pumpkin Spice cereal.
- 2015-08-27A restaurant worker serves a woman on a cruise ship earlier this year.
- 2015-08-27In an upcoming blockbuster auction of Hollywood props this helmet, known as an "MK II" style helmet, will go on sale. This helmet was created as part of a series specifically for the sequel movie, as producer Gary Kurtz had noticed the helmets f
- 2015-08-27It's back-to-school season, and students around the country are packing up to head to class. But backpacks aren't just for big kids!
Ohio preschooler Abby is very proud of her new bag that is almost bigger than she is. It holds a mermaid doll,
- 2015-08-27There are 106 known species and subspecies of lemur in Madagascar, including the Coquerel's sifaka (pictured). Tracking them is a thrilling adventure through a landscape of vast contrasts and changing climates.
- 2015-08-27AL's Place was named "Restaurant of the Year" by Bon Appetit. What makes this San Francisco spot so special? It's all about the vegetable preparation, writes deputy editor Andrew Knowlton. "The intensity of flavors was revelatory.
- 2015-08-26Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump caused an uproar Tuesday when he had well-known Univision and Fusion anchor Jorge Ramos removed from the room and later called him a "very emotional person" after Ramos failed to yield when Trump wa
- 2015-08-26Chaeli Mycroft and some members of the "Chaeli Kili Climbers" team during training in late May. The 20-year-old will attempt to climb Kilimanjaro's summit in a custom-built, lightweight and ultra-manoeuvrable chair.
- 2015-08-26Ho Citadel was the capital of the short-lived Ho dynasty. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. Click on for 20 more of the planet's greatest World Heritage Sites.
- 2015-08-26WDBJ reporter Alison Parker, left, was interviewing Vicki Gardner, a chamber of commerce executive, in Franklin County, Virginia, Wednesday morning. Moments later, on live TV, gunshots were fired, killing Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.
- 2015-08-26Agatha Christie -- then Agatha Miller -- was born in Torquay, on the southwest coast of England, in 1890. She is seen here with her dolls, Phoebe and Rosalind, in about 1898.
- 2015-08-26Top: Melilla, Barrio Chino, Spain, 2009. Bottom: Tijuana, Paseo Costero, Mexico, 2008.
- 2015-08-26Marcy Borders, later called the "Dust Lady" because of this photo, escapes the North Tower of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
- 2015-08-26TripAdvisor has compiled a new list of 10 trips of a lifetime. Bring on the vodka -- you're going to need it if you plan to see the epic train journey in the number 10 slot though to completion. The Trans-Siberian Railway chugs its way across Russia
- 2015-08-26Infidelity website Ashley Madison has made a selling point of the scandal around it.
- 2015-08-26Brian Mast serving in the US Army, Joint Special Operations Command in Afghanistan prior to his injuries.
- 2015-08-26A Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten performs at the MAKS-2015 International Air Show in Moscow on Tuesday, August 25.
- 2015-08-26A homeless man descends into the inhabited network of heating tunnels underneath the streets in Bucharest, Romania.
- 2015-08-26Several online retailers are selling variations of the ensemble Caitlyn Jenner wore for her Vanity Fair cover as a potential Halloween costume. An online petition is urging them to stop selling the costume, arguing it is exploitative and transphobic. &quo
- 2015-08-26Kelly Osbourne tried to call out Donald Trump on ABC's "The View" over his comments about Latino immigrants, saying: "If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?" But h
- 2015-08-26George Clooney photobombs model Cindy Crawford during an intimate moment with her husband, Rande Gerber, in this selfie posted Sunday, August 23.
- 2015-08-25The Islamic extremist group ISIS has reportedly blown up a nearly 2,000-year-old temple in the historic ruins of Palmyra, Syria. The temple is seen here on March 14, 2014, before the destruction.
- 2015-08-25A young supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheers at a pep rally in Mobile, Alabama, on August 21, 2015. Trump brought 30,000 supporters -- according to the City of Mobile -- from deep red Alabama to a pep rally in a football stad
- 2015-08-25CNN's Anderson Cooper, covering Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005, reports on seeing a body on top of a car a week after the storm.
- 2015-08-25The book "Protect Yourself: Venereal Disease Posters of World War II" by Ryan Mungia looks back at the posters designed to discourage military members from putting themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases during World War
- 2015-08-25Though the Czech Republic is better known for beer, its easternmost province of Moravia, just north of the Austrian border, is producing some of the world's best white wines.
- 2015-08-25Jane Long has adapted these black and white wartime portraits in an almost unimaginable way. Here, she speaks about her creative process.
"The 'Dancing with Costică' series initially came about when I decided to brush up on my retouching
- 2015-08-25"Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik studies Jewish texts, shuts down her social media during the Sabbath and believes in practicing modesty. She writes about her beliefs at her site GrokNation.
- 2015-08-25A good portrait doesn't just display its subject -- it gives us a tantalizing glimpse of their innermost thoughts. So how do you capture that feeling, when your subject is the entire world?
For over 20 years, Frenchman Yann Arthus-Bertrand has been c
- 2015-08-24Spencer Stone, one of the passengers who overpowered the gunman who had an assault rifle on a high-speed train, gestures as he leaves the hospital of Lesquin, northern France, on Saturday, August 22. On August 21, a gunman opened fire on the train traveli
- 2015-08-24With its rich history, New Orleans would seem to be a logical place to shoot movies -- but until recent years, not many ventured outside Hollywood to do so. The 1958 Elvis Presley film "King Creole," based on a Harold Robbins novel, did come to
- 2015-08-24Former houses of incarceration are being transformed into everything from luxury hotels to concert halls. This light and airy cultural center -- a former provincial prison -- manages to pull off that penal feel without giving any claustrophobic jitters.
- 2015-08-24Feeling stressed at the airport? London's Gatwick may have a solution. They've started serving meals full of 'happy hormones.'
- 2015-08-24Chinese military jets fly over Beijing on August 23, 2015 during a dress rehearsal for a military parade to commemorate the end of World War II in Asia. The parade will take place on September 3.
- 2015-08-24Eladio and Judith Montoya have a message for Donald Trump, "We are making America great." The couple, whose parents came to the United States Illegally in the 1980s, opened Los Mangos, an ice cream and fruit shop with seven locations in the Chi
- 2015-08-24Women who pose for tips wearing body paint and underwear help each other get ready in New York's Times Square on Wednesday, August 19. New York City recently created a task force to examine how it can rein in topless women who officials say are aggre
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