PHOTOS: On this day – May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II shot
Pope John Paul II blessed followers a few seconds before being shot and seriously wounded May 13, 1981 at Saint Peter's square by Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca. Agca was...
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PHOTOS: The day in pictures – May 11, 2017
A collection of today's photos from around the world Thursday, May 11, 2017.
PHOTOS: Buddhists celebrate Buddha’s birthday
May 2017, Buddhists across Asia celebrate the stages of life of Buddhism's founder, Gautama Buddha, which are celebrated at Vesak are his birth, enlightenment to Nirvana, and his passin
PHOTOS: At least 625 people from Mosul, Iraq have become amputees
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, she is one of at least 625 people from Mosul who have lost an arm or a leg as the nearly...
PHOTOS: On this day – May 11, Bob Marley dies
Reggae legend Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in St. Ann, Jamaica. In 1963, Marley and his friends formed the Wailers. Marley went on to sell more than...
PHOTOS: On this day May 11, 1969 – Paratroopers begin battle for Hamburger Hill
The 101st Airborne Division attacked the North Vietnamese Communist forces at the 3,000-foot Ap Bia Mountain, or Hill 937, in the 10-day battle known as Hamburger Hill by the GIs....
PHOTOS: Hong Kong shoebox, coffin homes
Some 200,000 of Hong Kong鈥檚 7.3 million residents live in 鈥渟ubdivided units.鈥� That抖阴ap up 18 percent from four years ago and includes 35,500 children 15 and under, government figures show....
PHOTOS: Mexico becomes world’s second-deadliest war zone
Mexico has surpassed Iraq and Afghanistan to become the world鈥檚 second-most deadly conflict zone after Syria, according to a study of wars around the globe. The number of fatalities from...
PHOTOS: Russia celebrates Nazi Germany’s defeat on Victory Day, every May 9
PHOTOS: Victory Day. Russia celebrates Nazi Germany's defeat every May 9
PHOTOS: The day in pictures May 9,2017
PHOTOS: The day in pictures May 9,2017