CNN Site Map (Galleries) for April - 2017
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- 2017-04-30Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in an accident near Mount Everest, Nepal's tourism department said. The 40-year-old died when he slipped from a slope and fell into a crevasse at around 6,600 meters on Mount Nuptse, expedition organizers sa
- 2017-04-30The People's Climate March takes place in Washington on Saturday, April 29. The march, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, is a protest of the President's environmental policies. Hundreds of sister marches wer
- 2017-04-30CNN correspondent Kyra Phillips and her husband, Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts, walk the red carpet before the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 29.
- 2017-04-30Pope Francis visits the The Coptic Catholic College in Cairo, Egypt, on April 29. Francis made a two-day trip to Egypt to forge Muslim-Christian brotherhood and show solidarity with the country's persecuted Coptic Christian minority.
- 2017-04-29Lichuan Xia is an editorial cartoonist and graphic designer in China.
- 2017-04-29The People's Climate March takes place in Washington on Saturday, April 29. The march, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, is a protest of the President's environmental policies. Hundreds of sister marches wer
- 2017-04-29"I chose to join the case because it sounded like something I could actually do," said Nick Venner, photographed in 2016 at age 15, from Lakewood, Colorado. "I think we have a really good chance of winning. It's hard for legal experts
- 2017-04-28Foodies par excellence: Debuting in 1900 as a handy travel guide for early motorists, the Michelin Guide has evolved to become an international authority on all things gastronomic.
- 2017-04-28Balenciaga's $2,145 tote bag seems to be an obvious take on Ikea's famous nylon totes. But the French house isn't the first to riff on well-known, lower-priced designs.
- 2017-04-28Ly San, a 29-year-old Cambodian lawyer who was born in Siem Reap, started researching Khmer cuisine while studying in France. He traveled the country learning about lost recipes from elderly Cambodians.
- 2017-04-28Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands is owned by Sir Richard Branson. The entire island is available for rent.
- 2017-04-28US President Donald Trump crosses his arms Tuesday, April 25, after speaking at the National Days of Remembrance ceremony for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. During the ceremony, Trump promised an audience that he would "confront anti-Se
- 2017-04-28The Chicago Riverwalk has proven a big hit with business owners, locals and visitors. The Jetty section of the Riverwalk between Wells and Franklin streets features four floating garden sections at one end.
- 2017-04-28Abu Hisham Abdel Karim and his family use a local taxi to salvage possessions from their ruined apartment in the Khalidiya district of Homs shortly after the city was retaken by government forces. (June 15, 2014)
- 2017-04-28Award-winning food and drink: More women than ever are excelling in fine dining, and it's showing up in their nominations for the esteemed James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. This year's awards will be announced May 1. Win or lose
- 2017-04-28In 2010, Kim Overton became a "solo starter" -- choosing to have a child on her own without a significant other in her life. She had her first child at 39 through IVF in 2010. When she tried for a second child, however, she was unable due to fib
- 2017-04-28Rihanna
- 2017-04-27About one in 2,000 people in the United States lives with narcolepsy. It's rare, but experts say it's probably underdiagnosed.
- 2017-04-27Genoa courtyard
- 2017-04-27The Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga: Claimed to be the world's largest green canyon, the reserve is home to a 33-kilometer gorge, abundant wildlife and dramatic landscapes. God's Window along the Panorama Route is one of the best v
- 2017-04-27A single home is left standing amid debris from Hurricane Ike on September 14, 2008, in Gilchrist, Texas.
- 2017-04-27Jeff Koon's eye-catching cover sees Lady Gaga transformed into a modern Venus, carefully covered by one of the artist's signature gazing balls.
- 2017-04-26Built in the 1940s, the hotel has played host to artists, foreign ministers and film stars, including French actress Catherine Deneuve, who visits annually for the Yangon film festival.
In 1996, Savoy Hotel became a boutique hotel, with a teak-wood recept
- 2017-04-26Sitting on the banks of the Yangon River, The Strand is the Myanmar capital's oldest hotel. Built in 1901 in the city's old quarter, the majestic structure is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List, with 188 other buildings.
- 2017-04-26The Kandawgyi Palace Hotel might not have been a royal residence but the hotel has had a sober brush with Myanmar's sovereignty. According to local legend, the palace is built on a holy site, where a Burmese queen of passed away.
- 2017-04-26The FDA is cracking down on companies selling products that it says falsely claim to prevent, treat or cure cancer. "The products ... have not been reviewed by FDA for safety and efficacy, and can be dangerous to both people and pets," the agenc
- 2017-04-26Is this Europe's coolest city?: The Netherland's second largest city Rotterdam is experiencing a facelift with innovative crowd funding initiatives and striking new architecture -- including this three-year-old market hall. The covered market wa
- 2017-04-265,000-year-old beer: Beijing-based Jing-A Brewing Co recreated the ancient recipe found in Mijiaya, near Xi'an in China.
- 2017-04-26The exterior of the Sule Shangri-La is modern.
- 2017-04-26Moving Sidewalk -- Bartenders at Moving Sidewalk prepare all their tinctures, syrups and fresh-squeezed juices in a tiny kitchen they call the Workshop.
- 2017-04-26Built in the 1920s, the Belmond Governor's Residence was once home to the wealthy Balthazar brothers, from Armenia.
- 2017-04-26Sudan, the world's last remaining male northern white rhino, has joined Tinder in a bid to successfully breed and save the species.
- 2017-04-26Four riders are trekking from Athens to Kassel, Germany as part of an art piece titled "The Transit of Hermes."
- 2017-04-26A key stop on Yangon's heritage architecture circuit, Pansodan Street downtown is home to a series of buildings dating back to the early 1900s. Among them is Lokanat Gallery, which showcases contemporary Burmese art.
- 2017-04-26Everybody knows "don't let the bedbugs bite." But why do we call them bedbugs? Cimex lectularius -- small, flattened insects that feed solely on mammalian and avian blood -- will bite you on a couch, a chair or even a window seat if they ar
- 2017-04-26City House chef and Nashville native Tandy Wilson, right, won a James Beard Award in 2016 for best chef in the Southeast. CNN asked him for some Nashville travel ideas.
- 2017-04-25Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States during his inauguration ceremony on Friday, January 20. Trump's wife, Melania, is holding a family Bible and a Bible that belonged to former President Abraham Lincoln. Next to Melani
- 2017-04-25Comedian and actor John Belushi, known for his early work on "Saturday Night Live," died in 1982 after a "speedball," a combination of heroin and cocaine injected together via the same syringe. He was 33 years old.
- 2017-04-25Bookstores owned by authors: As Books Are Magic, owned by novelist Emma Straub, prepares to open in Brooklyn, here's a list of other bookshops owned by the people whose names are on the spines.
- 2017-04-25Lilium: Lilium is a new ultralight two-seater electric plane concept, designed by four German engineers.
- 2017-04-25Dutch beer giant Heineken, the world's second largest brewer, is targeting the Ivory Coast.
- 2017-04-25Louis Chan's life-size interior photographs of residents of New York City's Chinatown -- now showing in an exhibition called "At Home" -- burst with intimate detail.
- 2017-04-25Kyoto's annual photography fair -- called Kyotographie -- is among the most exciting art fairs in Japan.
- 2017-04-24Opening soon: Opening in July 2017, the Alila Fort Bishangarh is built inside a 230-year-old fort that took nearly a decade to renovate.
- 2017-04-24Martin Altenburg and Kwasi Enin have accomplished a rare academic feat -- being accepted into every Ivy League school. Yet they were raised very differently. One student grew up in North Dakota with "hands-off" parents, the other grew up on the
- 2017-04-24Virunga, the crown jewel of Congo's eco-tourism trade, is an area of extraordinary biodiversity and an important habitat for mountain gorillas. Bukima (pictured here) is a silverback, adopted by his current troop after poachers killed four gorillas i
- 2017-04-24The USS Michigan, an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, arrives in Busan, South Korea, for a routine port visit in December 2010. Click through the gallery to see some of the other subs in the U.S. Navy's fleet.
- 2017-04-24Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Front party, addresses activists in Henin-Beaumont, France, on Sunday, April 23. Le Pen finished second in the country's first round of presidential voting, and she will face Emmanuel Macron i
- 2017-04-24Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was forced to be a child soldier in the armed conflict that has engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past few decades.
Today, as a ranger he risks his life to protect Congo's critically endangered species. He&
- 2017-04-24Stonehenge (UK): You need to book a VIP tour if you want a Stonehenge shot like this. Stonehenge Tours offers privileged access to the Stone Circle at dawn and dusk when the site is closed to the general public, though tours are often sold out months in a
- 2017-04-24Turkish artist Hüseyin Şahin creates collages that depict impossible worlds.
- 2017-04-23Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters in Atlanta as votes continue to be counted in the Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election on Tuesday, April 18. Ossoff fell just short of the 50% he needed to win and will face of
- 2017-04-23A woman holds a puppet of Albert Einstein during the March for Science in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, April 22. Thousands turned out in cities around the world to protest President Donald Trump's policies, and to stand up for science.
- 2017-04-22Thousands of protesters fill Tom McCall Waterfront Park during the March for Science in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, April 22. Protests were held in cities around the world against President Donald Trump's policies.
- 2017-04-21UNESCO's endangered World Heritage Sites. While it's an honor to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, no country really hopes for its treasured destinations to be included on UNESCO's 55-member list of sites "in danger." The lis
- 2017-04-21These gold-colored shipping containers open windows from one side of the world to another.
- 2017-04-21Architect Thomas Roszak's 8,820-square-foot Glass House experiments with transparency and reflectivity with an open facade. His home received the American Institute Honor Awards for interior architecture in 2008.
- 2017-04-21A demonstrator stands in front of an armored vehicle during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, April 19. Opposition leaders called protesters to the streets of the capital on the country's national holiday that marks the beginning of the s
- 2017-04-21Prince mural -- Prince's presence can still be felt in his home city of Minneapolis. In Paisley Park, his former home and recording studios, there's a giant mural of the pop star.
- 2017-04-21The Norwegian flag is planted in the middle of one of the largest annual snow kiting races in the world, the Ragnarok. The race is so long that athletes use the flag of the host country to orient themselves.
- 2017-04-21Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
- 2017-04-20Acclaimed photographer Douglas Kirkland is known for his extensive archive of Hollywood portraits.
This photo of Marilyn Monroe was for the cover of Look magazine's 25th anniversary issue.
- 2017-04-20The world's most beautiful floral hotels: If you fall in love with any of the gorgeous floral displays at the Pulitzer Amsterdam, stop by its flower shop to bring some of that magic back to your room.
- 2017-04-20Fireworks celebrate the opening of Lotte World Tower in Seoul on April 2, 2017.
- 2017-04-20Asteroid 2014 JO25 was imaged by radar from NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California one day before its closest approach to Earth. A grid composed of 30 images shows the two-lobed asteroid in different rotations. The space roc
- 2017-04-20Soneva Kiri (Koh Kood, Thailand): Some beach hotels are more beautiful than others. With only 36 thatched villas wedged between the jungle and the ocean, Soneva Kiri is one of Thailand's most luxurious and exclusive beachfront escapes.
- 2017-04-20The ever-intense Eli at 3 weeks wise.
- 2017-04-20A nighttime view of New York is seen from the Empire State Building in this 1946 photo made by Todd Webb. There will be two exhibitions of the photographer's work opening on April 20: "A City Seen: Todd Webb's Postwar New York, 1945-1960&qu
- 2017-04-20Magda Julin of Sweden competed at the 1920 Olympic Games as an individual figure skater while four months pregnant. She won gold at the games, which took place in Antwerp that year. Julin continued skating well into her 90s, according to the Swedish Olymp
- 2017-04-20F/A-18 Hornets fly above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean. The US Navy has 10 of the 97,000-ton ships, which can carry more than 60 aircraft each.
- 2017-04-20Carmen: "Tacos Caribe" is an appetizer full of flavor with grilled shrimp, kimchi & toasted nori.
- 2017-04-20Rising star: Providing a novel alternative to the Caribbean spirits, Mauritius -- a relative newcomer to the global rum scene -- has already established a cachet in the international markets.
- 2017-04-19Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, June 16-18: One of the best places to hear Thom Yorke and co. this summer -- complete with cool cottages or pre-pitched campsites with all mod cons.
- 2017-04-19Opened in April 2017, the Lotte World Tower is Seoul's first supertall skyscraper, and is currently the fifth tallest building in the world.
Height: 555 meters (1819 feet)
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
- 2017-04-19Peugeot worked with piano manufacturer Pleyel to create a concert piano that's designed to bring the audience closer to the performer.
- 2017-04-19College and universities have long been hubs of free speech -- and hotbeds of protest. In this 1964 photo, civil rights groups picket a speech by Alabama Gov. George Wallace at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The controversial Wallace, a
- 2017-04-18NASA has created retro posters advertising imaginary vacations on distant planets. Kepler-16b is billed as the "land of two suns" for the twin orbs that shine down on it.
- 2017-04-18Some people praise the use of apple cider vinegar as a cure-all for a range of conditions, including diabetes, weight loss, sore throats, skin and hair problems and more. But what does the science say?
- 2017-04-18John McAslan transformed London's King's Cross Station by removing the