Thursday, 25 June 2015

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

A commercial jetliner begins it's final approach to O'Hare International Airport as mammatus clouds form over Wrigley Field during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago on Monday, June 22, 2015.
A commercial jetliner begins it's final approach to O'Hare International Airport as mammatus clouds form over Wrigley Field during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago on Monday, June 22, 2015.  

Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

A view of Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, the day after he died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.
A view of Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, the day after he died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.   

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Photos taken at just the right moment (1)

Felice Herrig and Paige VanZant grapple in their women's strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Prudential Center on April 18, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey.
Felice Herrig and Paige VanZant grapple in their women's strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Prudential Center on April 18, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey.

Photos taken at just the right moment (2)

A gust of wind covers Pope Benedict XVI's face with his dress during his weekly general audience in St.Peter's square at the Vatican on June 2, 2010.
A gust of wind covers Pope Benedict XVI's face with his dress during his weekly general audience in St.Peter's square at the Vatican on June 2, 2010.

Monday, 22 June 2015

Millions worldwide take to their mats on Yoga Day

Participants perform yoga at an event to celebrate the International Yoga Day, pictured from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world on Sunday to mark the first International Yoga Day.
Participants perform yoga at an event to celebrate the International Yoga Day, pictured from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world on Sunday to mark the first International Yoga Day.  

Sunday, 21 June 2015

Millions of people bend and twist their bodies for Yoga Day

Indians perform yoga on Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Millions of yoga enthusiasts are bending their bodies in complex postures across India as they take part in a mass yoga program to mark the first International Yoga Day.
Indians perform yoga on Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Millions of yoga enthusiasts are bending their bodies in complex postures across India as they take part in a mass yoga program to mark the first International Yoga Day.

Saturday, 20 June 2015

AP PHOTOS: Suruc is the largest refugee camp in Turkey

Twenty-day-old Hevan Muslim, who was born from Syrian refugees parents at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, cries, Friday, June 19, 2015. Ahead of World Refugee Day on Saturday, June 20, 2015, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, estimated that a total of 11.6 million people from Syria had been displaced by the conflict by the end of last year, the largest such figure worldwide. Turkey is the world's biggest refugee host with 1.59 million refugees, according to the most recent U.N. figures.
Twenty-day-old Hevan Muslim, who was born from Syrian refugees parents at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, cries, Friday, June 19, 2015. Ahead of World Refugee Day on Saturday, June 20, 2015, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, estimated that a total of 11.6 million people from Syria had been displaced by the conflict by the end of last year, the largest such figure worldwide. Turkey is the world's biggest refugee host with 1.59 million refugees, according to the most recent U.N. figures.

Thursday, 18 June 2015

Airbus A380 of Qatar Airways

Interior view of the Business Class seats on the second floor deck of the Airbus A380 of Qatar Airways presented at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Qatar Airways has brought 4 Airbus A380's in service since last year.
Interior view of the Business Class seats on the second floor deck of the Airbus A380 of Qatar Airways presented at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Qatar Airways has brought 4 Airbus A380's in service since last year.