Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
-
Editor's pick
-
People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
-
Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
-
Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
-
Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
-
-
Hot off the wire
-
Switzerland's Roger Federer watches the trophy presentation ceremony after Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated him in the men's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 6, 2008.
-
A firefighter watches over a backfire set in a redwood forest along Highway 1 during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 6, 2008. Fire crews have successfully defended the village of Big Sur but have been able to contain only 5 percent of Basin Complex blaze, which has destroyed about 20 homes.
-
EUGENE, OR - JULY 06: Joanne Dow competes en route to winning the gold medal in the women's 20k race walk during day eight of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 6, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.
-
-
Recently starred
-
LONDON - JULY 06: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy winning the Championship during the men's singles Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
-
A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.
-
People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
-
Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.
-
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
- Jump to:
- Today
- |
- Last week
- |
- Last month
- |
- Three months ago
Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business.
Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business.
Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business.
Samsung Electronics' mobile phones and flat screens are displayed at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher.
Samsung Electronics' flat screens are displayed on figurative art at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher.
Samsung Electronics' mobile phones and a flat screen TV are displayed at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher.
A woman walks past a sign set to promote Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher.
Employees of Samsung Electronics Co. walk by a formative arts display made with Samsung logos at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee said Tuesday he was stepping down from his post at the top of South Korea's biggest conglomerate following his indictment on tax evasion charges.
A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week.
A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. The Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week.
A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (R) and Lee Jae-Yong (L), a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-Hee's walks into the office of special prosecutors probing alleged corruption as police control protestors in Seou on April 4, 2008. The head of South Korea's biggest business group denied he was directly involved in the creation of Samsung's slush fund. The placards show the pictures of Lee's son saying "Father! it will be over today" and the Samsung chief saying "Yes, I've handed out a lot of money."
A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee (R) and Lee Jae-yong, a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-hee's arrival at the office of a special counsel looking into allegations made by a former top legal Samsung executive in Seoul April 4, 2008. The chairman of the Samsung Group, one of South Korea's richest and most powerful men, on Friday reported to a special prosecutor to answer questions about possible corruption at the country's largest conglomerate.
Samsung Electronics' shareholders walk past a Samsung banner after the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 28, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co. trimmed its sales forecast for this year on global economic woes, but said profit will increase, helped by earnings growth in key areas such as memory chips, flat-panel displays and mobile handsets.
Shareholders of South Korea's Samsung Electronics leave after the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment.
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
