Photos
Xining, China
by World Hum | 02.06.09 | 10:03 AM ET
Children dressed up as characters from the Chinese mythology are tied to a framework before being carried during the "Shehuo" festival in a village near Xining, Qinghai province.
Duhani, Afghanistan
by World Hum | 02.05.09 | 11:16 AM ET
Afghan students sit on the ground during a lesson at the secondary school in the village of Duhani, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan.
Sapporo, Japan
by World Hum | 02.04.09 | 10:15 AM ET
Workers give a last touch on a huge snow sculpture prior to the opening of the 60th Sapporo snow festival in Sapporo, northern island of Japan.
Beijing, China
by World Hum | 02.03.09 | 10:40 AM ET
A farmer and his wife collect firewood along a road on the outskirts of Beijing.
London, England
by World Hum | 02.02.09 | 11:31 AM ET
Pedestrians walk across Westminster Bridge as snow falls, in central London.
Jakarta, Indonesia
by World Hum | 01.30.09 | 10:19 AM ET
An Indonesian woman selling vegetables waits for customers beside a railway track in Jakarta.
Melbourne, Australia
by World Hum | 01.29.09 | 10:12 AM ET
Scaffolders, who were given the day off because of high temperatures, jump off Beach Pier in Melbourne.
Stuttgart, Germany
by World Hum | 01.28.09 | 10:22 AM ET
Workers unveil the first Porsche model type 64 from 1939 in the newly built Porsche Museum during the official opening ceremony in Stuttgart.
Beijing, China
by World Hum | 01.27.09 | 12:40 PM ET
A performer wears traditional clothes during a temple fair today celebrating Chinese New Year in Beijing. Hundreds of millions of Chinese welcomed the Year of the Ox, packing temple fairs, setting off fireworks and firecrackers for the traditional holiday. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
Hong Kong, China
by World Hum | 01.26.09 | 1:34 PM ET
Devotees offer their prayers at the Wong Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong shortly after midnight today to celebrate the Chinese New Year. REUTERS/Garrige Ho
Karkaralinsk, Kazakhstan
by World Hum | 01.23.09 | 4:09 PM ET
Hunter Tastanbek Bergenbai holds his tame golden eagle before a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat, or hunting with golden eagles, is popular in the Central Asian state.
Times Square, New York City
by World Hum | 01.21.09 | 9:44 AM ET
A small crowd squeezed onto a median in Times Square to watch the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama projected on the large screens above the streets.
Travel as History
by World Hum | 01.20.09 | 1:49 PM ET
The helicopter carrying former U.S. President George W. Bush leaves the U.S. Capitol following the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Streets of the World: Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
by Michael Yessis | 01.17.09 | 5:08 PM ET
Michael Yessis captures some of the sights on Barack Obama's inauguration parade route.
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Hawaii: Holoholo Wale
by Pam Mandel | 01.15.09 | 4:07 PM ET
Pam Mandel captures the spirit of her new Hawaii: Holoholo Wale blog with a selection of her favorite photos from the Islands
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