CNN Site Map for Section World (Galleries) for December - 2013
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- 2013-12-31DECEMBER 31 - RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: A released Palestinian prisoner is embraced by his family, after Israel freed 26 prisoners in a gesture of goodwill between the two sides. The release was a step aimed at "resuming the diplomatic process," Isra
- 2013-12-312014 marks the 25th anniverstary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. How will Hong Kong observe this major anniversary? And how will Beijing respond?
- 2013-12-31January 1: People watch New Year's fireworks along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photographers worldwide captured deadly conflicts, devastating storms and other memorable moments throughout the year. Click through the gallery to see 201
- 2013-12-3027-year-old Jeffrey Liu attended a New Year's reunion of bloggers for the online journal "Xanga" in 2011. "We all came from all parts of the country - California, Texas, New York, Canada, Massachusetts and Maryland," she said.
- 2013-12-29Photographic negatives left a century ago at an expedition base at Cape Evans, Antarctica, were discovered and conserved by New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust on December 10.
- 2013-12-27Flames pour from vehicles after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, December 27. A car bombing shook the Lebanese capital, sending black smoke billowing a few hundred meters from the government headquarters and Parliament building.
- 2013-12-27Malala Yousafzai, una estudiante pakistaní que recibió un disparo en la cabeza por un talibán, aboga por el derecho de todas las niñas a la educación.
- 2013-12-27An aerial view of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved landfill work on December 27 to relocate the controversial U.S. military base, breaking 17 years of stagnation
- 2013-12-26Members of the Berlin Seals group wade into chilly Lake Orankesee in Berlin on Wednesday, December 25. Swimming on Christmas day is a tradition with winter swimmers. Take a look at other lighthearted or interesting moments around the world related to Chri
- 2013-12-26Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi, or "to the city and to the world," message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, December 25. Francis spoke to tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Roma
- 2013-12-26Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani student who was shot in the head by the Taliban, advocates for the right of all girls to an education.
- 2013-12-26A man prays during Mass in Guwahati, India, on Christmas Day, December 25. Take a look at Christmas celebrations from around the world:
- 2013-12-25Se utilizaron más de 300.000 luces para 'encender' esta casa en Estados Unidos.
- 2013-12-24Throughout history mesmerizing women known as muses bewitched artists and inspired them to create works of great beauty. CNN spoke to some of the world's most famous modern-day muses and artists to find out what it takes to ignite the spark of creati
- 2013-12-23Esta dramática capilla, diseñada por Ryyuich Ashizawa, acepta a todas las fes y está libre de la iconografía. Se esperaba que la enorme ventana frente al mar imbuiría el espacio con un sentido de lo sagrado. Imágenes de "Closer to God: Religious Arch
- 2013-12-22Newlyweds Mikhail and Margarita Nakonechniy kiss in front of barricades on Independence Square in a gesture of support for pro-Europe activists in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday, December 21. Protesters have poured into the streets of the Ukrainian capital, a
- 2013-12-20How to define a dandy? Today they come in all ages, nationalities, races, occupations and sartorial styles, but all share an obsession with elegance, which they express in ways unique to them. That's the conclusion the authors of the new book I am Da
- 2013-12-20Conservative protesters in Seoul, South Korea, burn effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and former North Korean leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung during a rally Tuesday, December 17. In response to protests in Seoul, North Korea sent a fax to So
- 2013-12-20Kate Middleton is the latest victim to be revealed in the United Kingdom's phone hacking scandal. A prosecutor told a London court on December 19 that Middleton's phone was hacked while she was dating Prince William in a trial of the newspaper&a
- 2013-12-20Pantomime is a British Christmas tradition that sees classic fairy tales brought to life onstage. In recent years, international TV and movie stars have been gracing the panto stage. Pictured, Henry Winkler makes his debut as Hook at New Wimbledon Theatre
- 2013-12-19There are people who love Christmas, and then there are people who go crazy for Christmas. Just look at this elaborately decorated home in Queens, New York, by retired firefighter Kevin Lynch and photographed by Robert Ondrovic. He says Lynch has been dec
- 2013-12-19Emergency service personnel work outside London's Apollo Theatre on Thursday, December 19. Part of the theater's ceiling collapsed during a performance Thursday night, injuring dozens of people, officials said.
- 2013-12-18Felices 50 años Brad Pitt: En honor a su cumpleaños, AARP saca una portada especial en la que aparece el actor.
- 2013-12-18Mira los momentos memorables en la historia de la Estación Espacial Internacional. Aquí, en 1998, la tripulación del transbordador espacial Endeavour fija el módulo de la unidad, iniciando la primera secuencia de montaje de la EEI.
- 2013-12-17Diana, Princesa de Gales, escucha a los niños durante una visita a la escuela internacional británica en Yakarta, Indonesia, el 6 de noviembre de 1989.
- 2013-12-16Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground. The Boeing 747, flying from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, wa
- 2013-12-15Three helicopters fly over the grave site of former South African President Nelson Mandela as his family lays his body to rest in his hometown of Qunu, South Africa, on Sunday December 15. Mandela's body traveled from Pretoria by air to Mthatha in Ea
- 2013-12-15Nelson Mandela no solo es el expresidente de Sudáfrica y ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz, también es padre, abuelo e incluso bisabuelo de una enorme familia. Mandela ha estado casado tres veces y engendró seis hijos. Aquí posa con su esposa de quince a
- 2013-12-15Not only is Nelson Mandela the former president of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, but he is also a father, grandfather and even great-grandfather of a huge family. Mandela has been married three times and has fathered six children. Here he
- 2013-12-14Prince Harry, left, and Ivan Castro touch the pole as they and their fellow adventurers reach the South Pole as part of their Walking With the Wounded charity trek on Friday, December 13, in Antarctica. The Virgin Money South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, o
- 2013-12-14Britain's Prince Harry, left, and Ivan Castro, touch the pole, as they and their fellow adventurers reach the South Pole, as part of their Walking With The Wounded charity trek, Friday, December 13. After more than three weeks pulling sleds across mo
- 2013-12-13Hace más de 100 años, en agosto de 1911, la Mona Lisa fue robada del museo Louvre en París. El famoso cuadro de Leonardo da Vinci no fue recuperado sino hasta dos años después, en diciembre de 1913.
- 2013-12-13Russian makeup artist Valeriya Kutsan's new series "2D or not 2D" transforms the faces of her subjects into works of pop art. In this image, the model's skin is covered in small red dots and her hair is painted with a bright yellow col
- 2013-12-13Ten years ago on December 14, 2003, U.S. troops found former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hiding in a farmhouse cellar, or "spider hole," in Adwar, Iraq. Hussein's capture eventually led to his conviction and hanging for a 1982 massacre i
- 2013-12-13In an image taken from footage shown by North Korea's KCTV and released by South Korea's Yonhap news agency on December 9, 2013, Jang Song-Thaek is reportedly being dragged away from his chair by two police officials during a meeting in Pyongya
- 2013-12-12This week, some of the most magnificent gems ever made will be sold at auctions from New York to Dallas for millions of dollars. At Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction on December 10, this art deco "Tutti Frutti" bracelet by Cartier sold
- 2013-12-11Moroccan multi-media artist Mounir Fatmi uses Arabic caligraphy in novel ways. In the video work Modern Times: A History of the Machine (detail shown here) atmi uses these circular compositions literally as wheels, the parts of a noisy locomotive that hur
- 2013-12-11Javier Corso, Painter of Battles
EyeTime 2013 photography competition invited students, young professionals, and enthusiasts to submit up to three digital images, with the mission to give a voice to a new generation of talent. It was supported by the In
- 2013-12-10Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has been living in a mental institution since the 1970s, has used her struggle with mental illness as inspiration for her work. Here she is pictured inside her Love Is Calling infinity room.
- 2013-12-10The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, said that the short notice made security arrangements difficult and that the high cost of the trip proved prohibitive. A delegation headed by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein is representing I
- 2013-12-10"New Day's" Chris Cuomo reports from in front of the home of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Monday, December 9, a day before the memorial service for the late leader. Tens of thousands of South Africans and
- 2013-12-10Niños palestinos sostienen velas durante una vigilia de solidaridad con la gente de Siria en septiembre en un campo de refugiados.
- 2013-12-10Walter Sisulu (right) is among the most respected leaders of the freedom movement in South Africa. The former ANC secretary-general was, like Mandela, jailed at Robben Island, where he served more than 25 years. In this photo, Sisulu is seated with Nelson
- 2013-12-09Art and fashion are the coziest of bedfellows at Art Basel Miami Beach this year. Spanish eyewear firm Etnia Barcelona dug through Yves Klein's archives and dreamed up these stylish shades, while YBA star Tracy Emin sold a range of limted edition t-s
- 2013-12-09Mourners sing outside the home of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Monday, December 9. The revered statesman, who emerged from prison to lead South Africa out of apartheid, died on Thursday, December 5. Mandela was 95.
- 2013-12-07San Valerio en reposo en Weyam, Alemania.
- 2013-12-05Students attend class at the Jing'an Education College Affiliated School in Shanghai. The Chinese city of 23 million people topped PISA's 2012 study, performing at a level at least one year more advanced than the average 15-year-old in math, sci
- 2013-12-05Comet ISON appears as a white smear heading up and away from the sun on Thursday, November 28. Scientists initially thought the comet had been disintegrated by the sun, but images suggest a small nucleus may still be intact.
- 2013-12-05South African artist John Adams works on a giant painting of Nelson Mandela in a suburb of Johannesburg. Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon and Nobel peace laureate, endured 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first democratically elected
- 2013-12-05Una imagen de satélite de un pueblo en el área norte del campo político 16 (Kwanliso) en Corea del Norte, tomada en septiembre de 2011.
- 2013-12-04Uno de los vestidos de la Princesa más de ensueño será subastado el martes. Fue creado por los mismos diseñadores responsables de su vestido de novia, David y Elizabeth Emanuel, y la princesa Diana lo usó en varias ocasiones.
- 2013-12-04Los estudiantes asisten a clases al Jing'an Education College Affiliated School en Shanghái. La ciudad china de 23 millones de habitantes obtuvo el primer puesto en el estudio de 2012 de PISA, con un nivel de desempeño de por lo menos un año más avan
- 2013-12-03The wreckage of a police helicopter is lifted from the collapsed roof of Clutha pub in Glasgow on Tuesday, December 2. Eight people have been killed and 14 seriously injured since a police aircraft crashed into a downtown pub.
- 2013-12-03El cometa ISON luce como una mancha de color blanco que se aleja del Sol; lo más probable es que el punto brillante que emergió detrás del sol son solo sea "polvo".
- 2013-12-02CNN's Anderson Cooper hosts this year's edition of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute." The globally broadcast event honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 -- everyday people doing extraordinary things to help change the world.
- 2013-12-02Una mirada a quienes han partido este año.
- 2013-12-01Fireworks explode during the lighting ceremony for Rio de Janeiro's famed floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on November 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.