i i A negative image of Kks3, made using the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope. The core of the galaxy is the right hand dark object at the top center of the image. D. Makarov/Royal Astronomical Society hide caption itoggle caption D. Makarov/Royal Astronomical Society A negative image of Kks3, made
i i Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore as security has been increased to high alert after government lifted a six-year moratorium on executions. Rahat Dar/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Rahat Dar/EPA/Landov Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore as security has been increased
i i New York City police officers carry the casket of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos at his wake at Christ Tabernacle Church, in the Glendale section of Queens, on Friday. John Minchillo/AP hide caption itoggle caption John Minchillo/AP New York City police officers carry the casket of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos at his wake at
i i A Saudi woman poses in this picture to illustrate driving a car in Jiddah as part of a June 2011 protest. An advisory council recently recommended for the first time lifting a ban on female drivers. Susan Baaghil/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Susan Baaghil/Reuters/Landov A Saudi woman poses in this picture to illustrate
A teenager arrested for allegedly insulting Turkey’s president was released today following widespread outcry. The boy’s arrest has fueled charges that the country is leaning toward authoritarianism. As he left the courthouse in the central city of Konya, Mehmet Emin Altunses, 16, remained defiant. “There is no question of taking a step back from our
i i A protester shouts at police in Berkeley, Mo., Christmas Eve night. Kate Munsch/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Kate Munsch/Reuters/Landov A protester shouts at police in Berkeley, Mo., Christmas Eve night. Kate Munsch/Reuters/Landov A vigil and a march in Berkeley, Mo., were largely peaceful overnight after confrontations between police and protesters Tuesday in the
i i Children gather outside the El Transito synagogue and Sephardic Museum in Toledo, Spain. Founded in 1357, the synagogue was converted into a church following the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Spain is now preparing to pass a law that would allow the descendants of the expelled Jews receive Spanish citizenship.
i i British health workers lift a newly admitted Ebola patient onto a wheeled stretcher in to the Kerry town Ebola treatment center outside Freetown, Sierra Leone, earlier this week. Baz Ratner/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Baz Ratner/Reuters/Landov British health workers lift a newly admitted Ebola patient onto a wheeled stretcher in to the Kerry
Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu speaks forcefully to the Romanian Communist Party in Bucharest in November 1989. His wife Elena sits next to him, at the bottom left. The following month, Ceausescu was overthrown and he and his wife were executed on Christmas Day. Bernard Bisson/Sygma/Corbis hide caption itoggle caption Bernard Bisson/Sygma/Corbis Twenty-five years ago, the
i i Third-grade teacher Nikki Bollerman, 26, won a contest that gave her students books for the holidays. When she also won $150,000, she decided it should go to her school. YouTube hide caption itoggle caption YouTube Third-grade teacher Nikki Bollerman, 26, won a contest that gave her students books for the holidays. When she
i i Alan Gross pauses during a news conference at his lawyer’s office in Washington on Dec. 17. The federal government will pay him $3.2 million as part of a settlement with the company that employed Gross when he was arrested in Cuba in 2009. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption itoggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
i i Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton says the computer hacking against his company is “the worst cyberattack in U.S. history.” Experts say other attacks have affected more computer users. DAVID MCNEW/Reuters /Landov hide caption itoggle caption DAVID MCNEW/Reuters /Landov Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton says the computer hacking against his company is “the worst