Strange and unusual
A model performs with a snake before a presentation by Kazakhstan's Kenje design house during Kazakhstan Famore
A model performs with a snake before a presentation by Kazakhstan's Kenje design house during Kazakhstan Fashion Week in Almaty April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Souvenir teabags with depictions of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are seen in London April 7,more
Souvenir teabags with depictions of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are seen in London April 7, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
An Iranian man touches a wax sculpture at the Saint Petersburg's museum in the Niavaran Cultural Centre in more
An Iranian man touches a wax sculpture at the Saint Petersburg's museum in the Niavaran Cultural Centre in northern Tehran April 11, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
A member of the Gruppo Storico Romano (Roman Historical Group) dressed as a centurion uses a portable toilemore
A member of the Gruppo Storico Romano (Roman Historical Group) dressed as a centurion uses a portable toilet prior a march in Rome, to mark the 2,764th anniversary of the founding of the city April 17, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
A trained monkey wears a mask during a Topeng Monyet (Monkey Mask) show, a traditional Indonesian street pemore
A trained monkey wears a mask during a Topeng Monyet (Monkey Mask) show, a traditional Indonesian street performance, in east Jakarta April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta
A model presents a creation by Nicola Bolla made from Swarovski crystals during Milan Design Week April 16,more
A model presents a creation by Nicola Bolla made from Swarovski crystals during Milan Design Week April 16, 2011. The creation is part of Bolla's installation of 15 sculptures in Swarovski crystals called Ossuary. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
German designer Karl Lagerfeld poses as he unveils his hotel suite creation made of chocolate, part of a camore
German designer Karl Lagerfeld poses as he unveils his hotel suite creation made of chocolate, part of a campaign by a leading ice cream brand, at a hotel in Paris April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
Students' robots move around a specially designed miniature soccer pitch during the European robotic soccermore
Students' robots move around a specially designed miniature soccer pitch during the European robotic soccer competition at the University of Business and Technology in Kosovo's capital Pristina May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Hazir Reka
Spectators look at a self-made rocket model ascending during a show in front of the Peter and Pawel Fortresmore
Spectators look at a self-made rocket model ascending during a show in front of the Peter and Pawel Fortress in St. Petersburg April 10, 2011. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk
A visitor with a horse mask smokes a cigarette outside of the Polymanga show in Lausanne, April 23, 2011. Pmore
A visitor with a horse mask smokes a cigarette outside of the Polymanga show in Lausanne, April 23, 2011. Polymanga is the largest manga, anime, video games and pop culture convention in Switzerland gathering over 16,000 visitors over three days at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud
A member of the Bulanting (Mud People) takes a break after their Lenten procession on Marinduque island, cemore
A member of the Bulanting (Mud People) takes a break after their Lenten procession on Marinduque island, central Philippines April 20, 2011. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
A skier tries to cross a 20 metre long pool of water at the foot of a ski slope at the Bobrovy Log ski resomore
A skier tries to cross a 20 metre long pool of water at the foot of a ski slope at the Bobrovy Log ski resort near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, April 24, 2011. 74 skiers and snowboarders took part in the fourth "Gornoluzhnik" amateur event to mark the end of the ski season. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
The world's longest cigar that stretched 268 feet 4 inches (81.8 metres), or most of the length of a footbamore
The world's longest cigar that stretched 268 feet 4 inches (81.8 metres), or most of the length of a football field, is seen in Havana May 3, 2011. Resting on tables, it sprawled through El Morro, an old Spanish fort overlooking Havana Bay, where Cuba is holding its annual International Tourism Fair. The cigar, once it is officially accepted by Guinness World Records in London, will eclipse the previous record cigar of 148 feet 9 inches (45.38 metres), both rolled by Jose Castelar Cairo, better known as "Cueto". REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
A member of a local rock climbing club does a handstand on floating ice during an ice drift on the Yenisei more
A member of a local rock climbing club does a handstand on floating ice during an ice drift on the Yenisei River in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, April 18, 2011. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
A protester bites a snake during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Salmore
A protester bites a snake during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz April 13, 2011. Rival Yemeni forces clashed in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing two people, as the opposition awaited clarification from Gulf Arab mediators on the timeframe for a proposed transfer of the president's powers. In Taiz, an industrial city south of Sanaa where tens of thousands have joined protests, eight soldiers were wounded when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their car, the state news agency said. It blamed the attack on the umbrella opposition group. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Men hold onto a woman as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations, during a mediamore
Men hold onto a woman as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations, during a media presentation in Holloko, 100 km (62 miles) east of Budapest, April 14, 2011. Locals from the World Heritage village of Holloko, celebrate Easter with the traditional "watering of the girls", a Hungarian tribal fertility ritual rooted in the area's pre-Christian past. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
The scenery for the opera 'Andre Chenier' by Italian musician Umberto Giordano is seen on a giant floating more
The scenery for the opera 'Andre Chenier' by Italian musician Umberto Giordano is seen on a giant floating stage at Lake Constance in Bregenz April 18, 2011. The opera, directed by British director Keith Warner, will have its premiere on July 20 at the annual Bregenz festival. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic
A two-headed African spurred tortoise named Magdalena moves around a small-scale model of an ice hockey rinmore
A two-headed African spurred tortoise named Magdalena moves around a small-scale model of an ice hockey rink, predicting hosts Slovakia would beat Slovenia in the opening match at the upcoming ice hockey World Championship, at Magdalena's hometown in Zilina April 28, 2011. Following in the 'footsteps' of Paul the oracle octopus, a rare two-headed tortoise has embarked on a new career in predicting results at the upcoming ice hockey World Championship in Slovakia. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
A student performs with a marionette effigy of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a protest in Bmore
A student performs with a marionette effigy of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a protest in Bogota April 7, 2011. Thousands of students and teachers marched in a nation wide protest against the education government's reform of public universities, student organizations reported. REUTERS/John Vizcaino
A couple stands underneath a 23-foot high, bronze teddy bear sculpture built by Swiss artist Urs Fischer simore
A couple stands underneath a 23-foot high, bronze teddy bear sculpture built by Swiss artist Urs Fischer sitting slumped under a black bedside lamp next to Park Ave. in New York April 8, 2011. The 35,000 pound sculpture, Untitled (Lamp/Bear), will be on display for five months in midtown Manhattan and be a highlight of the Post-War & Contemporary sale on May 11. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Statues are dressed up to look like Prince William and Kate Middleton outside a gift shop in Princes Risbormore
Statues are dressed up to look like Prince William and Kate Middleton outside a gift shop in Princes Risborough, southern England April 18, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Womore
Mexican tattoo and body modification artist Maria Jose Cristerna, also known as "Mujer Vampiro" (Vampire Woman), attends an exhibition in Guadalajara, April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta
Rachel de Boer poses with her anti-wrinkle bra, "La Decollette", at a lingerie shop in Amsterdam April 14, more
Rachel de Boer poses with her anti-wrinkle bra, "La Decollette", at a lingerie shop in Amsterdam April 14, 2011. Two years ago de Boer told some friends a secret she'd kept for years: She slept with stuffed socks sewn between the cups of an old bra to prevent cleavage wrinkles and smooth out her neckline. Sceptical but curious, her friends also wanted sock bras to smooth out their cleavage wrinkles. So De Boer made five more versions of what is now called "La Decollette". REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
Residents transport drought stricken camels on donkey carts as they look for greener pastures in Mogadishu more
Residents transport drought stricken camels on donkey carts as they look for greener pastures in Mogadishu April 22, 2011. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
German bicycle designer Didi Senft presents his latest work in Storkow, some 50 km (31 miles) south of the more
German bicycle designer Didi Senft presents his latest work in Storkow, some 50 km (31 miles) south of the German capital Berlin, April 26, 2011. Senft, who is also a cycling fan better known as 'El Diablo' from the Tour de France, built the vehicle from an East German Trabant car and dedicated the pedicab to the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
William Willis wears a coat covered in photographs of Britain's Royal family as he stands outside Westminstmore
William Willis wears a coat covered in photographs of Britain's Royal family as he stands outside Westminster Abbey in London April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
Caravans turned into sleeping accommodations are pictured in the indoor camping hotel Huettenpalast in Berlmore
Caravans turned into sleeping accommodations are pictured in the indoor camping hotel Huettenpalast in Berlin, May 5, 2011. A 200 square metre production hall of a small vacuum-cleaner factory was used to create an indoor garden where guests can sleep in old caravans and wooden huts. A night in Huettenpalast hotel located in Berlin's Neukoelln district will cost from 30 euros per person. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Three-inch custom made stainless steel nails pierce the feet of a penitent crucified during the Good Fridaymore
Three-inch custom made stainless steel nails pierce the feet of a penitent crucified during the Good Friday lenten rites in San Juan, San Fernando city, Pampanga province in northern Philippines April 22, 2011. REUTERS/Erik de Castro
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Remembering 9/11
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks was killed in an American-led operation in a mansion outside Islamabad.
2011年 05月 3日Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by U.S. authorities, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
2011年 05月 2日その他のスライドショー
Senegal unrest flares over opposition leader
Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Senegal's capital, Dakar, after lawmakers and supporters were blocked from visiting the home of a prominent opposition politician on trial for rape and libel.
Safety in the subway: Life inside Kyiv's citywide bomb shelter
Residents seek safety inside a Kyiv metro station as Russia fires a barrage of missiles and drones across the country.
Memorable moments from the Cannes Film Festival
Highlights from the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
In pictures: Turkey's Erdogan triumphs in election
President Tayyip Erdogan and supporters revelled in an election victory lengthening his rule into a third decade while Turkey's opposition, which once counted on winning, braced for "difficult days" against an increasingly autocratic government.
In pictures: Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Sao Paulo's fashion week features a show by Isaac Silva at the 9 de Julho building, occupied by the homeless movement MSTC.
Style from the Cannes red carpet
Fashion highlights from the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners outside Bakhmut
Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday. The soldiers, including eight officers, were captured fighting in the devastated city of Bakhmut.
Battle for Bakhmut: Scenes from the front lines
Bakhmut, a small eastern city that has for months been the target of a Russian offensive, has seen intense fighting and destruction in what has become the longest, bloodiest battle of the war.
Fleet Week begins in NYC
Ships and sailors of the U.S. Navy arrive in the Big Apple for Fleet Week.