Thursday, 23 July 2015

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

A teenager checks his cell phone as storm clouds pass Friday, July 17, 2015, in Zionsville, Ind. Scattered storms were in the forecast for most of Friday evening.
A teenager checks his cell phone as storm clouds pass Friday, July 17, 2015, in Zionsville, Ind. Scattered storms were in the forecast for most of Friday evening. 

Monday, 20 July 2015

AP PHOTOS: In digital world, the allure of simple games

In this Saturday, June 20, 2015 photo, a boy runs while playing with a motorcycle wheel in Samugari, Ayacucho, Peru.
In a simpler time, all a child or an adult needed to enjoy the outdoors was a ball and a stick. Or maybe an old tire tied to a high branch to fashion a swing. And the only instruction given to children was to be home before dark.

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Asia

In this July 18, 2015 photo a Nepalese Muslim boy reacts to the camera as he waits to offer prayers on Eid al-Fitr at a mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
In this July 18, 2015 photo a Nepalese Muslim boy reacts to the camera as he waits to offer prayers on Eid al-Fitr at a mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. 

Friday, 17 July 2015

AP PHOTOS: In rural Georgia, a junkyard of classic cars

Trees grow through the windshield of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial as it sits at Old Car City, the world's largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Many of the cars have never moved in over 30 years and in some cases, trees now grow through them, even lifting some off the ground.
Nestled in a north Georgia forest, over 4,000 classic cars decorate 32 acres that have been turned into a junkyard museum. Owner Walter Dean Lewis' parents started the business in 1931 as a general store that also sold auto parts. Lewis grew the collection, which had just 40 cars in the '70s, over time.

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Egyptian girls smile and cheer as they take a selfi with their mobile phone celebrating Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 17, 2015.
Egyptian girls smile and cheer as they take a selfi with their mobile phone celebrating Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 17, 2015. 

AP PHOTOS: Minority Muslims in Australia observe Ramadan

In this July 13, 2015, photo, Minhaj Uddin Syed uses a restroom sink to wash before he prays at a temporary musalla (prayer room) set up for the holy month of Ramadan in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Syed, a Pakistani Muslim living in Australia, is a computer software technician who works around the city and is constantly on the move. Finding a place to pray five times a day during Ramadan can be a challenge as he remains devoted to his faith.
In this July 13, 2015, photo, Minhaj Uddin Syed uses a restroom sink to wash before he prays at a temporary musalla (prayer room) set up for the holy month of Ramadan in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Syed, a Pakistani Muslim living in Australia, is a computer software technician who works around the city and is constantly on the move. Finding a place to pray five times a day during Ramadan can be a challenge as he remains devoted to his faith.  

Thursday, 16 July 2015

60 years ago, Disneyland opens in California

In this Sunday, July 17, 1955 file photo, children sprint across a drawbridge and into a castle that marks the entrance to Fantasyland at the opening of Walt Disney's Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Fantasyland had been closed until late in the day.
In this Sunday, July 17, 1955 file photo, children sprint across a drawbridge and into a castle that marks the entrance to Fantasyland at the opening of Walt Disney's Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Fantasyland had been closed until late in the day.  

George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush is pictured when he was one and a half year old. Born 12 June 1924 in Milton, Massachussetts, George Bush yale graduated with a degree in Economics in 1948, made a fortune drilling oil before entering politics in 1964.
George Herbert Walker Bush is pictured when he was one and a half year old. Born 12 June 1924 in Milton, Massachussetts, George Bush yale graduated with a degree in Economics in 1948, made a fortune drilling oil before entering politics in 1964.