CNN Site Map (Galleries) for January - 2016
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- 2016-01-31Eva Longoria arrives at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, January 30.
- 2016-01-31Amie Sultan is Egypt's rising belly dance star. The former professional ballerina wants to revive the golden age of the dance. But she struggles with Egyptian society's perception of her newfound profession.
- 2016-01-31The remains of a boat that was carrying migrants are seen on the shoreline near the Aegean town of Ayvacik, Canakkale, Turkey, Saturday, January 30. At least 33 migrants died after the boat capsized in the Aegean Sea.
- 2016-01-31Have you been eagerly awaiting Netflix's "Full House" reboot "Fuller House"? You got it, dude! The new series starts on Netflix in February. Here is what else you can look forward to for the month:
- 2016-01-31"Spotlight"
- 2016-01-30David Henrique Ferreira, a 5-month-old who has microcephaly, is watched by his older brother in Recife, Brazil, on Monday, January 25. The neurological disorder has been linked to the Zika virus and results in newborns with small heads and abnormal brain
- 2016-01-30Iowa Hispanic voter statistics
- 2016-01-30The Boeing 737 MAX made its maiden flight on Friday in Washington state. The 737 MAX, N8701Q, will eventually be delivered to Southwest Airlines.
- 2016-01-29This is the famous Punxsutawney Phil in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a tradition in the United States and Canada that celebrates a groundhog's emergence from his winter den. Superstition holds that if a groundhog sees his shadow as he
- 2016-01-29Quasimodo, a 3-year-old German shepherd, has short spine syndrome. He was rescued by Secondhand Hounds on Thursday in Minnesota.
- 2016-01-29An Israeli Hermes 500 UAV flies over the Hatzerim air force base near Beersheva, Israel, during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots on June 30, 2011.
- 2016-01-29The Obelisk is a central feature of Avenue 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, popularly recognized as the widest avenue in the world.
- 2016-01-29On a freezing cold morning, with temperatures below zero Celsius, large groups of refugees were coming to Serbia from the direction of Macedonia and Greece. A train leaving from Gevgelija, Macedonia, brought them close to the border crossing, from where t
- 2016-01-29A person prepares tools to gather data at the Ny-Ålesund research station, which is on the Norwegian island of Svalbard close to the North Pole. Photographer Anna Filipova spent a month at the station, where scientists are measuring environmental conditio
- 2016-01-29In 1990, Debbie Owen gave birth on a British Airways flight from Ghana to the UK. She named her daughter Shona Kirsty Yves -- her initials spelling SKY.
- 2016-01-29Visitors at Copenhagen's Bellakvarter were greeted by a 27 meter long dining table designed by Danish heritage brand Georg Jensen and stylist Marie Graunbol. But Northmodern design fair also offered some surprising design from across Europe and the
- 2016-01-29Refugees and migrants onboard a dinghy approach the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on Sunday, January 3.
- 2016-01-29Rachel Corum started drinking in eighth grade and battled alcohol addiction for years before finally overcoming it with the help of AA. She's been sober for two years now. Click through our gallery to learn more about Rachel's story.
- 2016-01-29The original Land Rover prototype was built in 1947 and featured a central driving position.
- 2016-01-29Thousands of Muslim Rohingya have been forced to live in extremely basic conditions in displacement camps.
- 2016-01-29Great Scott! It came in gold. In 1981, American Express and DeLorean Motor Company offered a 24 karat gold-plated DeLorean. The catch? It could only be purchased with an American Express Gold Card. The retail price - $85,000. DeLoreans are expected to mak
- 2016-01-29Republican presidential candidates, from left , Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul join the Republican presidential debate sponsored by Fox News in Des Moines, Io
- 2016-01-28Donald Trump aspires to be president of the United States, but he's already left his mark on this country's pop culture in so many ways, including with his reality shows "The Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice," which Arno
- 2016-01-28Jennifer Teege was 38 when by chance she discovered she was the granddaughter of Amon Goeth, the sadistic Nazi commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp in Poland.
- 2016-01-28The "Big" and "Saving Private Ryan" star, seen here at the 2016 Golden Globes, was named America's favorite actor in a new poll. Here are the other nine movie stars on the list.
- 2016-01-28Want to know where everyone else is going for their vacation? Euromonitor has crunched the numbers for the world's most popular destinations. Tokyo comes in at 25, with 5.99 million visitors as measured in 2014. Click on to find out which city is num
- 2016-01-28Mattel debuted a new line of Barbie dolls Thursday, January 28, featuring a range of body styles. Here, the original Barbie is on the left and the new "curvy" Barbie is on the right.
- 2016-01-28Located in California's Napa Valley, Auberge du Soleil helps visitors become one with wine country. Rooms with garden, hillside, valley or private garden views are available. The hotel is No. 10 on U.S. News & World Report's list of the top
- 2016-01-28This restored World War II-era Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane performed a rare feat over the island of Kanoya, Japan, on Wednesday, January 27. It became one of the first of its kind to fly since Japan surrendered more than 70 years ago. During the war
- 2016-01-28Cathay Pacific has rebranded its Dragonair subsidiary as Cathay Dragon.
- 2016-01-28Today, the name Vivian Maier is synonymous with American street photography. But her work didn't become famous until 2009, two years after someone bid $400 on a box of negatives in Chicago. Maier, with her twin-lens Rolleiflex camera held cautiously
- 2016-01-28Daniel Lismore is a British artist, stylist and designer whose multi-layered, extravagant outfits have earned him the title "London's Most Outrageous Dresser."
- 2016-01-28Workers recently began installing glass on what will be the world's longest glass-bottom bridge. Due to open in May, it's 430 meters long, six meters wide and hovers over a 300-meter vertical drop in China's Hunan province.
- 2016-01-28A guided missile corvette launches flares during a drill at sea off Kaohsiung port in southern Taiwan on January 27, 2016.
- 2016-01-28Actor Sean Hayes, right, tweeted this selfie with former "Will & Grace" castmates Eric McCormack and Megan Mullally on Sunday, January 24. They were reunited at NBC's tribute to director James Burrows.
- 2016-01-28Looking for a souvenir from Singapore? Here are some unique products actually designed in Singapore. On the left is a tote bag celebrating the nation's love for durians and on the right is a kopi (coffee) mug -- takeaway kopi in Singapore still comes
- 2016-01-27Statistics on Latino voters
- 2016-01-27Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford speaks Friday at a premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Here's a look at some other famous faces in Park City, Utah, this week for the festival, perhaps the leading launch pad for in
- 2016-01-27Industrial designer Charles Bombardier has come up with a new concept plane called the Antipode. Using rocket boosters, a scramjet and an aerodynamic technique called long penetration mode, it could theoretically fly from London to New York in 11 minutes.
- 2016-01-27Seven people linked to an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon were arrested in that state on Tuesday, police said. Five, including the occupiers' leader, Ammon Bundy (pictured), were arrested in a traffic stop on U.S. 3
- 2016-01-27Artist Lorraine Loots has been uploading pictures of her micro-art to Instagram since 2013. She now has over 250,000 followers and a full-time business.
- 2016-01-27The theme for this years Maison & Objet Paris is "Wild," which encourages designers to break away from the confinements of technology and urbanization, and instead submit imaginative items inspired by nature and the wilderness. Olivier Van H
- 2016-01-27The 2000-year-old Salina Turda salt mine in Transylvania has been used as a theme park and museum since 1992.
- 2016-01-27The Irish photographer's portrait of a potato was sold to an anonymous businessman for $1.08 million.
- 2016-01-27Ding Bingcai, a 85-year-old grandpa, who's tended rice paddies all his life, has become an unlikely style icon in China.
- 2016-01-27Becky Hill and Greta FitzGibbon are two of the musicians photographed by Lisa Elmaleh for her "American Folk" portrait series. The images are captured on tintypes, a type of photography that became popular in the 1850s. "I chose this proces
- 2016-01-26The Autumn-Winter 2016 season was dominated by the feminine look Alessandro Michele introduced at Gucci last year. This season continued that theme with 1970s motifs and flowing fabrics.
- 2016-01-26The level of poverty across Africa has declined in 22 countries in the past four years. But levels of poverty are very different in each of these countries.
Mauritius, for example, has an average of 0.10 on the Lived Poverty Index (LPI). In comparison,
- 2016-01-26For years, Cape Flats in southeast Cape Town was known as "apartheid's dumping ground." Now, 21 years into democracy, social entrepreneurs are working to turn the townships around.
- 2016-01-26A snow leopard peers back curiously at a camera trap in Qinghai Province, Tibetan Plateau, China. Known locally as "mountain ghosts," snow leopards inhabit the major mountain ranges of Asia.
- 2016-01-26Art Stage Singapore this month displayed works from around the world, with an emphasis on Southeast Asian artists. Xoonang Choi, from South Korea, is known for his intricate human figures. This piece is constructed using oil on resin and wood.
- 2016-01-25The unique Horological Machine N°6 SV (Sapphire Vision) has four crystal spheres, two of which turn to reflect the hour and minute respectively. Maximilian Busser, CEO of MB&F, calls it a "piece of art that also happens to tell the time".
- 2016-01-25Blizzard 2016: One for the record books
- 2016-01-25Long Island Railroad workers clear snow off train tracks in Port Washington, New York, on Monday, January 25. A massive winter storm clobbered the East Coast this weekend, shutting down travel in many of the nation's largest cities.
- 2016-01-25Niagara Falls is a popular summer attraction, but it can be a spectacular scene in winter as well. An unprecedented cold front in February 2015 froze parts of the falls, drawing tourists to document the rare event. The minus 22-degree weather didn't
- 2016-01-25On January 23, the birthday of John Hancock (the guy with the most famous signature ever), America celebrates National Handwriting Day. The notebook company Moleskine encourages social media users to post a handwritten note using the hashtags #handwriting
- 2016-01-25Kenya is already an infrastructure powerhouse of East Africa -- leading the region for investment. But the next few years may see a quantum leap forward, with tens of billions of dollars to be spent on some of the world's most spectacular transport,
- 2016-01-25New artwork by street artist Banksy depicts a young girl from the musical Les Miserables with tears in her eyes as teargas moves towards her. It is the artist's latest work which aims to confront confronting the refugee crisis. Discover more...
- 2016-01-25Fans have been speculating about the name of One Direction's Louis Tomlinson's new son born in January with "Sydney Rain" and "Conchobar" leading the pack. It's not like either of those would be the only famous moniker.
- 2016-01-25Azerbaijani jazz singer Sanam Abdolazimzadeh had to leave her native Iran, where women are forbidden from singing, to pursue her career in Turkey.
- 2016-01-25A sparkler is held during a birthday party in Cairo in 2011. Photographer Emine Gozde Sevim visited Egypt after the fall of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. The photos in her book "Embed in Egypt" show what life was like during that time of tra
- 2016-01-25These two robotic bartenders are the main draw at Royal Caribbean's Bionic Bar. They can mix two drinks in one minute.
- 2016-01-25Taeyang is a proud descendent of the Kanolu and Wakka Wakka people of Central Queensland, who is also proud of his Italian and Welsh heritage. Daniel and Josiah are Djabugay, Wakka Wakka and Torres Strait Islander. They are all cousins.
- 2016-01-25A person photographs icicles on a fence in Shandong, China on Sunday, January 24, 2016. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported that more than 11,000 air passengers were stranded in Kunming, Yunnan.
- 2016-01-25Experts inspect the rivets on the debris. They tell CNN although bolts and rivets are used on a 777 aircraft's frame, they would not appear on the external fuselage of a plane. This brings into question whether the debris could be a part of MH370.
- 2016-01-25A new megatall skyscraper will dominate the Dubai skyline. Currently unnamed -- 'The Tower', as it's being referred to by its developers for now -- will be built on the Dubai Creek Harbour, and will be 100m taller than Dubai's Burj Kha
- 2016-01-25In December 2013, Ethiopian photographer Hilina Abebe, met 19-year-old mother of one, Meseret, who shined shoes to provide for her nine-month-old baby girl, Meron. After losing touch, the photographer and a now 21 year-old Meseret reconnect in late 2015.
- 2016-01-24Hossein Nayeri (from left), Jonathan Tieu and Bac Tien Duong escaped from the Orange County Men's Jail on Friday after cutting through a metal screen and using an improvised rope to rappel from the jail's roof.
- 2016-01-24President Barack Obama sits in a Chevrolet Bolt electric car while attending an auto show in Detroit on Wednesday, January 20.
- 2016-01-23How does an airplane fly with an 83-ton spaceship strapped to its back? It takes a lot of jet power. NASA chose this four-engine Boeing 747-123 to perform the herculean task. It piggybacked space shuttles 223 times during its career. On Saturday, Space C
- 2016-01-22Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award, snagging a best supporting actress Oscar in 1940 for her role as Mammy in "Gone With The Wind."
- 2016-01-22The Westminster Kennel Club competition, one of the world's most famous dog shows, is allowing seven new dog breeds to compete in 2016 -- the biggest crop of newcomers to the show in a single year since 2000, according to ABC. The batch includes bree
- 2016-01-22Detroit resident Jaiden Ellis, 8, looks at stacks of free bottled water while the Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday, January 17. High levels of lead have plagued Flint's municipal water supply for more than a
- 2016-01-223DPRK is a collaborative 3D photography and documentary film project between photographer Matjaž Tančič and Beijing-based Koryo Studio, which specializes in North Korean art. Visitors to the exhibition in Pyongyang, were given 3D glasses to view the works
- 2016-01-22This cat, originally named Corey, took social media by storm due to his resemblance to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" star Adam Driver. Within a few days, he was adopted and renamed Kylo Ren, the name of Driver's character in the movie.
- 2016-01-22WHO recommends a naming convention that would shun animal-specific names, such "swine flu."
- 2016-01-22Ritah, an employee of a Mama Lususu salon in Kampala, Uganda, has her skin worked on by her colleagues. Ritah has extremely bleached skin with many infections, according to German photographer Anne Ackermann.
- 2016-01-21Hai Cong was born in Guangxi province in southern China in 2009. He started living in Alenah's Home, run by Children's Hope, in July, 2014. Hai Cong suffers from atresia aural -- the absence or closure of the external ear canal -- and uses heari
- 2016-01-21It has been more than 20 years since "Clueless" hit theaters on July 19, 1995. These snapshots of the film's stars were taken on set by makeup supervisor Alan Friedman. Instead of relying on mirrors, he used Polaroids -- like this one of St
- 2016-01-21Yes, it seems there's a day of observance for everything. But National Hug Day, which some cuddly folks like to celebrate on January 21, is a chance to spread love around. Here Mike Moustakas, right, and Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals celebrat
- 2016-01-21Built for Maharaja Umaid Singh between 1928 and 1943, part of this palace in Jodhpur, India, now houses a hotel. TripAdvisor ranked the Umaid Bhawan Palace No. 1 on its Travelers' Choice list of global hotels.
- 2016-01-21Anna Maria Peduzzi was the first female racer to drive for the legendary Scuderia Ferrari.
- 2016-01-21Former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by a lethal dose of radioactive polonium, his tea spiked during a meeting with two former Russian security servicemen. He had said the Russian Federal Security Service orchestrated a series of bombing
- 2016-01-21Cu Rua, the giant turtle that once lived in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem lake, is seen surfacing from the deep. According to Vietnamese folklore, a turtle in the Hoan Kiem lake helped a Vietnamese king fend off the Chinese aggressors nearly six centuries ago.
- 2016-01-21Throughout her life, the Duchess of Devonshire was at the heart of British high society. This formal portrait was taken by Cecil Beaton eight years after her marriage to Andrew Cavendish and 10 years before the couple moved to Chatsworth House.
- 2016-01-21Oreo cinnamon bun flavored cookies have officially hit the market. Click through the gallery for some other food mashups.
- 2016-01-20Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman stands in his cell at the Altiplano Federal Prison in Mexico. Increased security measures are being used by authorities to make sure the cartel kingpin doesn't break out of prison for a third time. His most recent
- 2016-01-20Rescue workers transport a wounded man to a hospital following an attack by gunmen on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Wednesday, January 20.
- 2016-01-20Another typical Koh Samui scene. All that's missing is the obscenely large cocktail.
- 2016-01-20"Always awkward bumping into Will Forte," actor Justin Theroux said on Instagram on Sunday, January 17. "Half the time he's so sweet. The other half he acts like a total psycho."
- 2016-01-20Cameroon's first ever video game, Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, features an African hero, and is part of a growing video games industry across Africa.
- 2016-01-20Punta del Este is one of South America's most glamorous resorts. If the fast pace all gets too much, you can still find tranquility by heading east to chic fishing village Jose Ignacio.
- 2016-01-20CNN is given exclusive access to a training drill underground. Four members of the 23rd Chemical Battalion, the largest chemical unit in the U.S. military, enter an underground facility once used to store nuclear weapons.
- 2016-01-20And meet the countless lives you could be leading.
- 2016-01-20One of the most talked-about hotels to open in Phuket in recent years, Keemala is made up of 38 pool villas. That includes tree houses, bird's nest villas and clay cottages. Click on for more hot new hotels worth adding to your 2016 travel itinerary.
- 2016-01-20According to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a record-breaking 1.2 billion tourists traveled abroad in 2015. Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific all recorded about 5% increases in international arrivals.
- 2016-01-20An 80,000-seat stadium for the Los Angeles Rams will be just the "cornerstone" of a new 300 acre entertainment district dubbed "NFL Disney World" by owners. Take a look...
- 2016-01-20Amal, 14, left Syria with her family three years ago. Her future husband is 28-year-old Ahmad, right. The family wants to marry her off, and she agrees with this decision, said photographer Laura Aggio Caldon. Many Syrian refugees are marrying off their c
- 2016-01-19Bishop T.D. Jakes is a source of inspiration for millions but listening to his sermons, it feels as though he is speaking just to you.
- 2016-01-19Leila Alaoui is a French-Moroccan photographer who has gained notoriety for her striking portraits.
- 2016-01-19Dolly Parton turns 70 on Tuesday, January 19. The performer has had a storied singing career, both as a solo artist and in duets and groups. In fact, she essentially broke through to large audiences with Porter Wagoner, right, who gave her airtime on his
- 2016-01-19A report by Afrobarometer shows that across Africa less than one in three people have a proper drainage system, but 93% have access to cell phone service. The report also illustrates which African countries offer the largest availability of basic services
- 2016-01-19The Retromobile Classic Car show in France will take place between between 3-7 February. A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti could beat auction records, as it is currently estimated to sell for $34 million.
- 2016-01-19Run by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara -- the pair behind three-Michelin-star Eleven Madison Park -- Made Nice promises meals based around seasonal vegetables and proteins for just $15 per person. You'll have to hang on a few more months -- it's no
- 2016-01-18Jackson Smith Jr. was born and raised on Atlanta's Auburn Avenue during the civil rights era, across the street from Ebenezer Baptist Church. Smith attributes his success in life to the leadership of the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., or "Daddy Ki
- 2016-01-18Ariara is a 125-acre (500,000-square-meter) private island in the Philippines.
- 2016-01-18CNN's Michaela Pereira in Vancouver in 2012 with her person, Moyra Rodger, "who has affected not just my career but my life."
"What I found most fascinating in the telling of our story is that putting so much attention on Moyra made he
- 2016-01-18Kate Gorney and host T. J. Miller arrive for the the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17 in Santa Monica, California.
- 2016-01-18Millions of Americans use tabletop artificial sweeteners each day. Millions more eat foods sweetened with combinations of the fake stuff. But just how healthy are they?
The 137-year history of these nonnutritive options is full of health concerns, both o
- 2016-01-18"When I got the assignment to choose the "person who changed my life," I was momentarily stumped. Was it a teacher? A boss? Many special people have had an impact on my life. But when I thought about what changed my life the most, it was
- 2016-01-18A detail of "Al Haji," a sculpture by Ghanaian artist El Anatsui. It sold for £146,500 (around $210,000) at an African Art auction held by Bonhams in London last October.
- 2016-01-18Dennis Owusu-Ansah is a New York-based Ghanaian artist whose pop art images are taking Instagram by storm. The artist told CNN "the piece I'm most proud of is the "Kanye West and Kim Kardashian" painting, because it was very challengin
- 2016-01-18Glassware company Riedel tailors its gourmet collection (pictured above) to specific grape varieties.
- 2016-01-18A horse pulls a carriage down a snow-dusted street in Central Park in January 2014.
- 2016-01-18Candidates Martin O'Malley, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take part in the final Democratic presidential debate before the caucuses.
- 2016-01-18Iris and Roan, two homeschooled children in rural New York, do homework in 2012. They live on a family farm with their parents, who follow a nature-based learning method and believe their children would benefit more from spending their time within nature
- 2016-01-18Micronesia's 607 islands are home to a vanishing way of life. Pulap Atoll's children show off their acrobatic prowess while the author's cruise ship waits outside the barrier reef.
- 2016-01-18CNN anchor and correspondent Poppy Harlow and her dad James Harlow celebrate his birthday when she was a young child. Harlow says her father "taught me to live in the moment" and to love every ounce of life. He died when she was just 15 years ol
- 2016-01-17Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Ing-wen raises her hands as she declares victory in the presidential election on Saturday, January 16 in Taipei.
- 2016-01-17Valerie Parrott and her service dog, Bella, share a touching moment on Saturday, January 9, before the bride walks down the aisle in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- 2016-01-17Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz participate in a debate Thursday, January 14, in North Charleston, South Carolina. Five other GOP candidates joined them on stage in what was the party's sixth debate of th
- 2016-01-16Burnt-out cars sit in front of the Splendid Hotel after an overnight attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Saturday, January 16. Attackers raided the luxury hotel late Friday, opening fire and seizing hostages in a siege that lasted several hours and en
- 2016-01-16CNN's Bernard Shaw with Wolf Blitzer, reporting on the Oklahoma City bombing. "I remember vividly when we went to Oklahoma City in 1995 after the bombing of the federal office building there. He anchored our special coverage around President Cli
- 2016-01-15"Big" Steve Engelman and his "little" 10-year-old mentee Seth just celebrated one year as a match with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit. Steve says their pairing "changed his life." The two meet about every tw
- 2016-01-15Air France retired its fleet of Boeing 747s this month. Join CNN's Jim Bittermann on a ceremonial flight to mark the passing of an icon that spurred global travel for an entire generation. Click though the gallery to see images from Bittermann's
- 2016-01-15CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin met Bobby Rashad Jones in 1991 when they were both seventh-graders at the Westminster Schools, a private school in Atlanta. "We soon discovered how much we had in common -- beginning with our parents, who both put a high pre
- 2016-01-15On 14 January, three asylum seekers joined professional models on the runway at Italy's premier menswear event, Pitti Uomo.
Model being groomed backstage at Generation Africa.
- 2016-01-15Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers at a federal hangar in Mexico City on Friday, January 8. Members of Mexico's navy caught Guzman in an early morning raid in the coastal city of Los Mochis, a senior law enforcement
- 2016-01-15Fashion label Y-3 -- a collaboration between Adidas and Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto -- has joined forces with Virgin Galactic, a spaceflight company within Virgin group, on a collection of space apparel.
- 2016-01-15Kenya's Ministry of Tourism recently launched #KenyaLive, which enables internet users the world over to view big cats interacting in real-time via Twitter's Periscope app. At night, the film crew use infrared cameras to capture the animals in t
- 2016-01-15Beijing resident Xu Jin poses with a sign saying "#DStrong" on the Great Wall, on the city's outskirts.
- 2016-01-15The tour bus wreckage lies off a mountain road in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, central Japan Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.
- 2016-01-15Employees inspect the damage on January 15, 2016 at the Starbucks cafe where deadly attacks occurred the day before in central Jakarta, Indonesia. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in an official statement posted online.
- 2016-01-15Drones like this one took center stage at this year's Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair this week. No fewer than 40 manufacturers have brought their latest flying machines to the event, according to organizers. There is even a dedicated demonstration are
- 2016-01-15Republican presidential candidates line up on stage before a debate Thursday, January 14, in North Charleston, South Carolina. From left are Ohio Gov. John Kasich, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Be
- 2016-01-15Hailing from northwest China, formidable Islamic noodle masters beat, fold, pull and turn flour-based dough into hair-thin noodles faster than you can decide what to order with them.
- 2016-01-15Many diners in China wouldn't recognize General Tso's chicken (pictured), an American-Chinese favorite. But click on for a gallery of dishes Chinese people miss most when traveling abroad.
- 2016-01-15A replica of one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered is unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History on January 14, 2016 in New York City.
- 2016-01-15For centuries, artists and visionaries have been picturing the apocalypse. Whether it be through paintings, sculptures, movies or interactive installations, this desire to picture the end of the world has existed throughout time, continuing from the earli
- 2016-01-15This Bible, owned by former slave Ishmael Armour, is among the historical objects photographed by Wendel White. The following images are from White's "Manifest" collection.
- 2016-01-14Katy Gough, a teenager from Wales who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, vlogs regularly about how she is challenged by the disorder.
- 2016-01-14The last 30 years have brought plenty of deadly and destructive storms to the United States, including 2005's Hurricane Katrina (here, police and others use boats to rescue people in a flooded New Orleans neighborhood). Click through the gallery to s
- 2016-01-14Who got Oscar nominations? "The Revenant," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, led all films with 12 nods, including one for best picture. It will compete against "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Brooklyn," "Mad Ma
- 2016-01-14We asked our readers to tell us how their cities are changing. The result? A stunning collection of photos that depict a world on the rise (literally).
- 2016-01-14Ashleigh Banfield's mom, Suzanne Holland, was just out of college when she married John Banfield in 1959. He was from an upper-class Winnipeg family and seemed destined for a promising career as an architect.
- 2016-01-14An unfinished cathedral edges towards the bright, clear blue skies above the town of Mejorada del Campo, central Spain. The impressive structure is primarily the work and vision of just one man, Justo Gallego Martinez, a former Trappist monk who has dedic
- 2016-01-14A doorman stands near New York's Fifth Avenue in 1938, across the street of what later would become part of New York University. In 1935, during the Great Depression, photographer Berenice Abbott proposed an art project to the federal government call
- 2016-01-14Trans director Lana Wachowski (The Matrix, V for Vendetta) was recently announced as a face of Marc Jacobs' Spring-Summer 2016 campaign.
- 2016-01-14From the series 'The Studio of Vanities', Diop's photography features in "Making Africa -- A Continent of Contemporary Design" at Guggenheim Bilbao.
- 2016-01-14Decked out in their distinctive red, white and black livery, Hurtigruten's well-equipped "working" ships are robust enough to handle the vagaries of Arctic weather, yet small enough to explore the intricacies of Norway's heavily indent
- 2016-01-14Extravagant winter light shows have been gaining popularity in Japan in recent years. Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki is known for having a robot hotel as well as over-the-top illuminations.
- 2016-01-13A U.S. riverine command boat patrols the Persian Gulf on November 2. The U.S. sailors recently detained by Iran were on riverine command boats.
- 2016-01-13Carol Costello was born in Canton, Ohio. She was raised there in a conservative family with two brothers and a sister. Here, she's seen in 1971 in her fifth-grade school portrait.
"I yearned to break free, and I think that TV journalism gave me
- 2016-01-13First lady Michelle Obama sits next to a vacant seat to honor victims of gun violence during President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 12. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is at left and Army veteran Naveed Shah is a
- 2016-01-13American photographer Annie Leibovitz has revealed the latest portraits in her long-running Women series at London' Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The exhibition includes new portraits of Misty Copeland, Amy Schumer and Adele.
- 2016-01-13Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he has been surrounded by strong, powerful women his entire life. One of them is his mother, Damyanti, who lived as a refugee for the first part of her life after fleeing the India-Pakistan partition.
At age 24, she was the first wo
- 2016-01-13Police investigate the scene of an explosion in central Istanbul on Tuesday, January 12. A suicide bomber killed 10 people and injured more than a dozen others in a popular tourist area.
- 2016-01-13Alejandro Aravena is the winner of the "Nobel Prize" of architecture, the Pritzker Prize. Here are some of his greatest designs...
- 2016-01-13Four years after Lexus debuted its striking LFA and LC sport coupes, comes the dazzling LC500.
- 2016-01-13From left, actresses America Ferrera, Amy Schumer, Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lawrence take a selfie together at the Golden Globe Awards. "Really good light back here in the presenters green room," Ferrera said on Instagram on Sunday, January 10.
- 2016-01-13As social media usage grows on the continent, Gareth Pon, voted Africa's best Instagrammer at the African Blogger Awards 2015, shows the world his Africa, including this image taken in Braamfontein, Johanesburg, South Africa.
- 2016-01-13Who were the Amazons, these legendary horsewomen-archers depicted across ancient Greece, Egypt, and China?
Stanford University historian Adrienne Mayor looks at the truth behind the myth, in her book: "The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women
- 2016-01-13The pioneering Junkers F13 was designed in 1919 by German aviation entrepreneur and businessman Hugo Junkers. In the era of fabric-and-wood biplanes and triplanes, it was the first all-metal transport aircraft.
- 2016-01-13Walt Disney's cast of beloved characters arrives in mainland China for the first time on June 16 with the opening of Shanghai Disneyland. It will feature six themed zones, including Treasure Cove, pictured, which draws inspiration from the "Pira
- 2016-01-13President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, January 12.
- 2016-01-13A donkey is loaded onto a train filled with iron ore in the West African country of Mauritania. Photographer George Popescu rode the train last fall -- a 40-hour round-trip journey through the Sahara desert.
- 2016-01-13Ethical Traveler has just released its annual list of the 10 most forward-thinking countries in the developing world. Reappearing on this year's list is surfing hotspot Cape Verde, located 570 kilometers off Senegal on the west coast of Africa. The n
- 2016-01-12Winter is here -- and so is the cold air that makes you want to snuggle up on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa. Many let the season's wrath keep them from exercising outdoors, but winter sports can offer great full-body workouts. So put down the coc
- 2016-01-12The Sharia Camp in Dohuk, Iraq houses 18,575 people in 4000 tents. It opened in 2014 and includes four schools -- two Arabic, two Kurdish. Many residents have escaped from their home in Sinjar after ISIS invaded and captured many Yazidis. Three-year-old F
- 2016-01-12Painters in Mexico have taken up their brushes to raise awareness of 43 missing students from Iguala.
- 2016-01-12This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura. Often acknowledged at the world's first supercar, it's unveiling at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, shocked the autos industry.
- 2016-01-12The number of people displaced by war and conflict continues to be the highest in decades and effort must be made to keep them alive and healthy. Their continuous movement presents a conveyer belt of patients at clinics located along migration routes need
- 2016-01-12Leila Alaoui - Tamesloh, Mid-Atlas, 2011
- 2016-01-12Portuguese sailors nicknamed the Skeleton Coast the "Gates of Hell." Accurate at the time, given the number of shipwrecks. The remains of survivors are mixed up with the last remnants of the area's know defunct whaling industry.
- 2016-01-122012: Andrew Drury (right) with cousin Nigel Green and Somali security catching rays at the beach in Mogadishu -- his favorite city in the world.
- 2016-01-12San Diego Comic-Con is a great place to meet your favorite celebrities and this year's event was no different. Laura Sirikul ran into "The Walking Dead" fan favorite Norman Reedus.
- 2016-01-12A Chinese court in the northern city of Tianjin sentenced a former vice minister of public security to 15 years in prison for corruption, state media reported Tuesday, January 12. Li Dongsheng, 60, was charged with taking almost 22 million yuan ($3.3 mill
- 2016-01-12Kate del Castillo arrives at Guadalajara International Airport on September 25, 2015, from Los Angeles. (El Universal)
- 2016-01-12Stevie Wonder performs at a Celebration of Natalie Cole's Life at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 11.
- 2016-01-12Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley smiles along with her husband, Michael Haley, left, and daughter Rena as they watch the Republican runoff results at the Columbia Sheraton on June 22, 2010, in Columbia, South Carolina. Haley defeated Rep. Gresham Barre
- 2016-01-12Jarryd Salem and fiancee Alesha Bradford, pictured here in China's Xinjiang province, say their relationship is strong but they're spending time apart to help heal it.
- 2016-01-11The winners of the 2016 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Coretta Scott King and other prestigious youth media awards were announced Monday, January 11, by the American Library Association. The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to childre
- 2016-01-11Jean Paul Gaultier, Fashion Designer
- 2016-01-11Nouri, 11, rests with his grandparents after escaping from captivity while his 5-year-old brother Saman sleeps.
- 2016-01-11David Bowie's best quotes
- 2016-01-11So beautiful, so misunderstood. To get this sunrise shot, you're going to be fighting with a few hundred other tourists, all crowded around Angkor Wat's moat.
- 2016-01-11The world's first McDonald's Next -- part of the brand's efforts to be "modern and progressive" -- opened recently in Hong Kong. Among its surprising offerings is a salad bar filled with 19 ingredients including that all-importan
- 2016-01-11Best motion picture -- drama: "The Revenant"
- 2016-01-11Thousands of people march through central Hong Kong Sunday, January 10, protesting the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house best known for books critical of Beijing.
- 2016-01-11Jennifer Lawrence poses on the red carpet before the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 10.
- 2016-01-11People in New York City participate in the "No Pants Subway Ride" on Sunday, January 10. The annual event, started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere in New York, has spread to other cities across the globe. People ride the subway dressed in normal wi
- 2016-01-11Tashichho Dzong (right) is a focal point in Bhutan's capital city of Thimphu. It's the main secretariat building and houses the offices of the king.
- 2016-01-11This is the south entrance to the Tiber Cycling Lane, a 33-kilometer (20.5-mile) path that cuts through Rome.
- 2016-01-11Koko is a new izakaya-style dining spot. In the picture is its baby back pork ribs glazed with a master stock.
- 2016-01-112015 saw the embrace of wearable tech and smartwatches in the fashion industry. In 2016, will this mean the end of the classic mechanical-watch in favor of new technologies? Experts say no.
- 2016-01-11Denzel Washington has that rare combination of natural star power and incredible talent -- and at 61, it shows no signs of fading. Take a look back at some of Washington's most essential roles.
- 2016-01-10Ceres has several craters and linear troughs. In this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on October 14, 2015, the large crater Lono can be seen near the top right of the photo. The crater below it is called Besua.
- 2016-01-10Desktop-based online dating is so 2008. Although sites such as Match.com remain popular with older singles, younger users are flocking to mobile-first dating apps. Here's a look at some digital tools for today's lonely hearts.
- 2016-01-10President Barack Obama greets former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords during a commercial break at a town hall meeting in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday, January 7. During the event, moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper, Obama rejected the "imaginary ficti
- 2016-01-09With tears running down his cheeks, U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting during a White House news conference on Tuesday, January 5. "Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," Obama sa
- 2016-01-08Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was considered the world's most powerful drug lord until his arrest in Mexico in February 2014. He escaped from a maximum-security prison on July 11, 2015.
- 2016-01-08Demonstrators in Idlib, Syria, hold banners in a protest for civilians in besieged Madaya on Tuesday, January 5.
- 2016-01-08Boeing is turning 100 in 2016. This United Air Lines Boeing 247D is among a collection of significant Boeing aircraft set to be displayed at the Museum of Flight's new Aviation Pavilion in Seattle. The pavilion is expected to open in June.
- 2016-01-08Pop singer Beyonce performs in February 2013 during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show in New Orleans.
- 2016-01-08The North Korean Science & Technology Center in Pyongyang, January 8, 2016.
- 2016-01-08Canadian model Winnie Harlow was once bullied for her appearance. Labeled "cow" and "zebra," she suffered so much she was forced to pull out of high school. But far from becoming a recluse, Harlow is now on catwalks worldwide and the f
- 2016-01-08Images from Western Australia emergency services show towering flames dwarfing vehicles as firefighters race to control the blaze.
- 2016-01-08American photographer Robert J. Ross spent four years capturing the fauna, flora and landscape of the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, Africa's oldest and largest protected area. Four hundred of the pictures have been gathered in a new book.
- 2016-01-08U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about guns at a town-hall meeting in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday, January 7. During the event, moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper, Obama rejected the "imaginary fiction" that he wanted to take away the
- 2016-01-08Devoted Elvis fans come in all shapes and forms. Discover 20 of the men, women, and children who impersonate the King, and learn more from the photographer, Erin Feinberg.
- 2016-01-08Edward Frampton, an 81-year-old veteran of the U.S. Air Force, rests at his home in Cayce, South Carolina, in October 2014. Photographer Brian Driscoll photographed Frampton before his death on December 14, 2014.
- 2016-01-08Kranji, Singapore's answer to the U.S. prairies, is as distant as it's possible to get from the city center's towering skyscrapers and statement architecture.
- 2016-01-07Flames from the Rocky Fire approach a house on July 31 in Lower Lake, California. Wildfires burned more than 10 million acres in the United States during 2015, the most on record and 40% more than in an average year.
- 2016-01-07Teegan, left, and Riley Lexcen were born in August.
- 2016-01-07Carlos McKnight of Washington waves a flag in support of same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2015. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, handing gay rights advocates their biggest victory yet. See p
- 2016-01-07AirlineRatings.com has released its annual list of the world's safest airlines -- including a rundown of the 10 low-cost carriers it says are the safest. Among them is Thomas Cook Airlines, an offshoot of the venerable British travel agency. Click on
- 2016-01-07AirlineRatings.com says Qantas is the world's safest airline for 2016. It says the Aussie carrier, which has held the title for the past three years, has an "extraordinary record" with no recorded fatalities since the advent of jet travel.
- 2016-01-07A higher percentage of flights arrive and depart on time at Osaka Itami than any other airport in the world. Click through the gallery to find the other leading airports and airlines for punctuality.
- 2016-01-07Palani Mohan is a photographer who has captured astounding images of the Altai Kazakh eagle hunters: a small community based in Mongolia who use eagles to find and hunt their prey.
- 2016-01-07In January 1944, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- formed a month earlier by eight international entertainment correspondents -- held the first Golden Globe Awards. The best actress award went to a 24-year-old performer, Jennifer Jones, for her p
- 2016-01-07The Mathare Slum in Nairobi, Kenya, has a reputation for poverty, crime and overcrowding. There are few opportunities for its children.
However, there is a charity operating there which aims to change this in a novel way.
The Mathare Foundation, esta
- 2016-01-07Among 2016 events that might change your travel plans is the possible granting of national park status to this spectacular wilderness next to Chile's Argentine border.
- 2016-01-07Many "Star Wars" products were unveiled in September 2015 (and beyond) tying into the biggest box office hit of all time, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Fans will be just as excited to collect the figure of droid BB-8 as they will the
- 2016-01-07Actress-singers Vanessa Hudgens, from left, Keke Palmer, Julianne Hough, Carly Rae Jepsen and Kether Donohue attend the People's Choice Awards 2016 in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 6.
- 2016-01-06U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. Only 660 miles from Tokyo, the Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most infamous battles of World War II. Th
- 2016-01-06A new survey by Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, reveals the most critical problems and priorities for Africans across 32 countries. The number one concern, mentioned by 37% of the surveyed, is unemployment.
- 2016-01-06Astronomy has long had an influence on the design and intricate technicalities of watchmaking. Here's a look at some of the industry's most beautiful astronomical timepieces.
- 2016-01-06Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique rings in the new year with his wife, pop star Shakira, on Friday, January 1.
- 2016-01-06Featuring incredible sculptures, the 2016 Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival officially opened its chilly gates on January 5.
- 2016-01-06A tourist photographs migrants' tents on the Greek island of Kos. In the background is a ferry that has been converted to a rescue ship for Syrian refugees.
- 2016-01-06A huge statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, reportedly 36.6 meters high, is under construction near Zhushigang village on January 4, 2016 in Tongxu County, China.
- 2016-01-051960s photojournalists showed the world some of the most dramatic moments of the Vietnam War through their camera lenses. LIFE magazine's Larry Burrows photographed wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie, center, reaching toward a stricken soldi
- 2016-01-05Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are below average height and a success financially.
From "Top Gun" to "Mission Impossible," Tom Cruise has played many heroes. In 2012, he was Hollywood's highest paid actor, earning $75 mil
- 2016-01-05These women are shaking up the Middle East's business world in 2016
- 2016-01-05Charlie Hebdo editor and cartoonist Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, was among the 12 people killed in a terror attack Wednesday, January 7, at the magazine's offices in Paris. On January 9, four hostages were killed when a gunman seized a Jewi
- 2016-01-05Kidepo National Park, in Northern Uganda, is rich with natural resources, thriving wildlife and growing tourist appeal.
- 2016-01-05Twenty images were shortlisted for the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards, featuring buildings from across the world such as the Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai.
- 2016-01-05California: New regulations have been enacted on popular hoverboards, including a minimum age of 16, and a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, depending on the street.
- 2016-01-04We knew Steve Jobs best as the face of Apple -- the man who introduced the company's biggest products in front of cheering audiences filled with fans and journalists. He was in his element onstage in a black turtleneck and jeans, playing with the new
- 2016-01-04Relatively sophisticated personal submarines are cheaper and more available than ever before. This personal submarine, called the Seabreacher X, jumps out of the water like a wild marlin on a hook. It's a steal at only $80,000. Click through the imag
- 2016-01-04When Juliette Gordon Low started the Girl Scouts in 1912, women didn't have the right to vote. From Low's initial gathering of 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia, there are now 2 million girls and 800,000 adult Girl Scout members. As part of the laun
- 2016-01-04In his long career, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond worked with a wide variety of directors and showed an equal breadth in his work, whether Westerns, sci-fi films or Hitchcockian mysteries. His breakthrough was 1971's "McCabe and Mrs. Miller,&q
- 2016-01-04Security personnel walk past a collapsed building in Imphal, India, after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Monday, January 4.
- 2016-01-04Sasha Obama, from left, President Barack Obama, Malia Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu on Saturday, December 19.
- 2016-01-04Victor began when CEO Clive Jackson was no longer able to travel in business class directly between London and his second home in Mallorca, Spain. Spotting a niche in the market, he aimed to open up the charter market and show fliers how affordable they c
- 2016-01-04Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, takes the stage at a town-hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, December 29.
- 2016-01-04What does it take to be a good TV host? If you're Ryan Seacrest -- who's hosted "American Idol" and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," among other programs -- it's about putting people at ease and keep
- 2016-01-04Porsche has long prided itself on the capabilities of its AWD sports cars, now joined by the likes of bona fide off-roaders the Macan and Cayenne. It's Driving Experience Winter is offered in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Livigno, Italy, Inner Mongolia an
- 2016-01-04A young man named Alejandro is photographed at his home north of Monterrey, Mexico, in June 2014. He is not affiliated with any gangs, photographer Tom King said, but he has lost a number of friends to violence. King spent two and a half years in the Mont
- 2016-01-03A short L-shaped street in the heart of Hong Kong, Lan Kwai Fong has grown over the last three decades to become a highly bankable lifestyle brand.
- 2016-01-03Iranian protesters hold portraits of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr as they confront riot police during a demonstration against his execution by Saudi authorities on Sunday, January 3, outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Iran. Saudi Foreign
- 2016-01-02Volunteers collect donations for flood victims at Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri, on Saturday, January 2.
- 2016-01-01The long-running TV classic "M*A*S*H" premiered on September 17, 1972. In honor of the series' 42nd anniversary, we catch up with where the cast is now, starting with star Alan Alda. Alda, who portrayed Capt. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pi
- 2016-01-01Look back at people who died in 2015.
- 2016-01-01An eyewitness sits with her dog at the scene of a shooting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, January 1. At least two people were killed and four were injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of people near a pub, authorities said.
- 2016-01-01Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has revealed ambitious plans for a series of underwater eco-villages
- 2016-01-01Firefighters continue to work at the Address hotel in downtown Dubai on Friday, January 1. A massive fire broke out Thursday night at the high-end hotel in the United Arab Emirates' most populous city.
- 2016-01-01Comedian Bill Cosby leaves a courthouse in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after he was arraigned on charges of sexual assault on Wednesday, December 30. Cosby, whose legacy has been tarnished by multiple accusations of sexual assault, faces three felony charg
- 2016-01-01A reveler tosses rice in the air on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.