Thursday, 16 July 2015
AP PHOTOS: Indian Muslims observe holy month of Ramadan
In this July 2, 2015, photo, Fakhruddin prays after breaking his Ramadan fast at the shrine of Syed Abdullah Khan, who was a pious Muslim, in Noida, southeast of New Delhi, India. Devoted Indian Muslims, who live in the minority in predominantly Hindu India, pray in this lot which has become their community's makeshift mosque, surrounded by towering residential apartments.
Atomic bomb test marks 70th birthday amid renewed interest
This July 16, 1945 photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, New Mexico. Thursday, July 16, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the Trinity Test in southern New Mexico comes amid renewed interest in the Manhattan Project thanks to new books, online video testimonies and the WGN America drama series “Manhattan.
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
AP PHOTOS: Muslims in Japan observe fasting month of Ramadan
In this July 11, 2015, photo, Yohei Matsuyama, second left, a Japanese Muslim, sits with other Muslim men as they break the Ramadan fast at the Japan Muslim Association in Tokyo. Japanese Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan, where the devoted believe that fasting is an exercise in self-restraint and intended to bring the faithful closer to God.
Monday, 13 July 2015
AP PHOTOS: Filipino Muslims observe holy month of Ramadan
In this July 9, 2015, photo, Filipino Muslim Munib Dalidig prays at the
Marikina Islamic Mosque in Marikina city, in suburban Tumana, east of
Manila, Philippines. Dalidig, who is fasting this month for Ramadan, is
among the Muslim minority in the Philippines, whose population is
predominantly Roman Catholic.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
A Greek Orthodox priest gives money to a man who begs for alms under a banner reading "No" referring to the upcoming referendum in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Friday, July 3, 2015. Greeks will vote Sunday on whether to accept a proposal that creditors had made of specific reforms in exchange for loans. European Union institutions are framing it as a vote for or against the euro.
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
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