Thursday, 10 September 2015
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Sunday, 6 September 2015
AP PHOTOS: Myanmar athletes train amid traffic
In this Wednesday, July 15, 2015, photo, a member of the White New Blood lethwei fighters club, a Myanmar traditional martial-arts club which practices a rough form of kickboxing, practices strengthening exercises during a practice session at their gym on a street in Oakalarpa, north of Yangon, Myanmar. Three of the club's members competed this summer on a stage a world away from the street gym: a mixed-martial-arts “One Championship” event broadcast globally on cable television networks, where fighters could receive $1,000 for each fight, according to coach Myint Zaw who started the traditional fighters' club 15 years ago.
Saturday, 5 September 2015
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he's only 22 inches (56
centimeters) tall arrives at the airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday,
Feb. 22, 2012. Guinness World Records officials will be in Nepal this
weekend to measure Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man.
Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of the world's shortest man from
Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters)
tall.
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Saturday, 29 August 2015
AP PHOTOS: Hindu holy men lead bath rituals in Indian river
Naked Hindu holy men wait to bath in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival, will cleanse them of their sins. According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over a nectar that would give them immortality.
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