Protesters in New York City hold posters to express their opinions about the proposed Islamic Center to be built near the site of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, 22 Aug 2010 Opponents of the proposed Islamic center near the site of the 2001 te...
Maj. Joseph Geraci speaks at a town hall-style discussion following a 'Theater of War,' performance. Wars may differ in their circumstances, but the toll on those who fight them has been strikingly similar over the centuries. The violence, clamor and...
Afghan Air Force Sergeant Hayatullah Bahar Jawazjani, far right, comunicates with his compatriots, Aug 2010. He has been working with US military personnel for the past six months and has taken on a leadership role. The United States military is help...
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, right, greets Guinea presidential frontrunner Cellou Dalein Diallo, as he meets with members of the transitional government at the People's Palace in Conakry, Guinea, 3 Aug 2010 (file photo) Burkina Faso Presid...
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the 30th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Windhoek, Namibia, 17 Aug 2010 Days after hopes were raised at the Southern Africa Development Commun...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, waves to the media during his departure ceremony as he leaves Tehran's Mehrabad airport, while accompanied by Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (file photo) Iran inaugurated part of what it said is a new...
Indian villagers attack a policeman during a protest by farmers demanding better compensation for their land acquired by the state government for an upcoming expressway project near Agra, 17 Aug 2010 In India, protests by farmers about land acquisiti...
Christian penitents known locally as Battenti beas themselves during a procession in honor of the Virgin Mary in Guardia Sanframondi, near Benevento south of Italy, on August 22, 2010. Hundreds of thousands turned out for the final procession of a tr...
U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Federal Labor Party waves to well-wishers at the end of voting in Melbourne, 21 Aug 2010 Australia is in political deadlock after national elections seem almost certain to deliver the country's first hun...
Pakistanis crowd around a Pakistan Army helicopter during a drop of much needed food supplies to the flood encircled village of Tul in , Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, 20 Aug 2010 As hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid come pouring int...
Shoppers stand in line to pay for groceries at a privately-owned supermarket in Venezuela Combating malnutrition and making food more affordable are pillars of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' socialist program. Food prices have soared, however, ami...
The first English-language novel published by an Arab-American author marks its 100th anniversary Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 20 August 2010 Photo: Courtesy Project Khalid Khalil Gibran, author of 'The Prophet,' and another significant Arab-A...
BOW WOW as Kevin Carson and LORETTA DEVINE as Grandma in Alcon Entertainments comedy LOTTERY TICKET, a Warner Bros. In a new urban comedy film, young rap star Bow Wow plays an inner city teenager who wins a huge lotto jackpot and then has to deal wit...
Minnnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass during NFL football training camp, 18 Aug 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota National Football League legend Brett Favre, 40, has decided to play for a 20th season following off-season ankle surge...
