Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
-
Editor's pick
-
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
-
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
-
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
-
Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
-
-
Hot off the wire
-
The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.
-
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) interact during their presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008.
-
HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Bob Schieffer of CBS moderates the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.
-
-
Recently starred
-
Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.
-
BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
-
TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
-
Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.
-
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
- Jump to:
- Today
- |
- Last week
- |
- Last month
- |
- Three months ago
Balinese dancers perform during a procession of Pelebon or The Royal Cremation Ceremony in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, July 13, 2008. Head of Ubud Royal family Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, his nephew Tjokorda Raka, his aunt Desak Raka, and 68 Ubud villagers will be cremated on July 15. The cremation ceremony is a ritual, believed by locals, that will send the dead to their next lives.
A Balinese priest pray during a procession of Pelebon or The Royal Cremation Ceremony in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, July 13, 2008. Head of Ubud Royal family Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, his nephew Tjokorda Raka, his aunt Desak Raka, and 68 Ubud villagers will be cremated on July 15. The cremation ceremony is a ritual, believed by locals, that will send the dead to their next lives.
Balinese dancers perform during a procession of Pelebon or The Royal Cremation Ceremony in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, July 13, 2008. The bodies head of Ubud Royal family Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, his nephew Tjokorda Raka, his aunt Desak Raka, and 68 Ubud villagers will be cremated on July 15. The cremation ceremony is a ritual, believed by locals, to send the dead to their next lives.
Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Two retired Dutch men, who have lived in Bali for eight years, sit in a jacuzzi in front of their rented house in Seminyak January 11, 2008. Several Asian countries are stepping up marketing campaigns to attract investments from retirees. Asia's lure of cheap living and sun is strong, especially at a time when developed nations fear the surge of retirees will buckle their health and pension systems. But property experts say investors are taking big risks, although returns can compensate. Picture taken January 11, 2008.
Tourists visit a monument of the 2002 Bali bombing in Kuta on resort island of Bali, 03 January 2007. The three Bali bombers on death row, Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Ali Ghufron will have 30 days from 02 January to lodge an appeal for presidential clemency or their executions will be carried out, a state prosecutor said. The three Bali bombers played key roles in the 2002 bombings on the mainly Hindu resort island, which left 202 people dead, mostly foreign holiday makers.
Delegates visit a mangrove forestation centre in Denpasar, on Bali island, 06 December 2007, on the sideline of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007. US environmental group, the National Environmental Trust (NET) lashed the United States for greed and waste at a global forum on climate change, saying many US states emitted more carbon pollution individually than scores of poor nations combined. Nearly 190 nations meeting in the Indonesian resort of Bali, looking to take the first steps toward a new agreement to combat climate change when the current phase of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.
Balinese hold a banner with a Hindu symbol during a demontration to urge the Malaysia government to stop discrimination against Malaysian Hindus, in Denpasar on the resort island of Bali, 29 November 2007. Malaysian police on 22 November 2007 arrested a leader of a Hindu rights group which organised the largest-ever mass demonstration by ethnic Indians in Kuala Lumpur last week to protest their alleged marginalisation in the country.
Balinese women walk back to their home after attending a religious ceremony in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesia's island of Bali November 27, 2007, a week before the U.N. climate summit in Bali. The United Nations hopes the two-week talks in Bali that begin on Monday will lead to an agreement to launch a two-year dialogue to decide on a successor to Kyoto, whose first phase ends in 2012.
Balinese women walk back to their home after attending a religious ceremony in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesia's island of Bali November 27, 2007, a week before the U.N. climate summit in Bali. The United Nations hopes the two-week talks in Bali that begin on Monday will lead to an agreement to launch a two-year dialogue to decide on a successor to Kyoto, whose first phase ends in 2012.
This combo of file photo photos shows convicted Bali bombers Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas (L), Imam Samudera (C) alias Abdul Aziz and Amrozi (R) each during their trials in 2003 for the nightclub bombings on the resort island of Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people. A new report 08 October, 2007 said that the three Bali bombers on death row in Indonesia were ready to face their imminent execution. Indonesia's Supreme Court in August, 2007 rejected their appeal and the men have been quoted as saying they would not seek clemency from the president, their last avenue of appeal
A Balinese chicken farmer waits to have a vaccination during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
