Cyclone Pam aftermath, candlelight vigil for Indian nun, flashmob in Russia | March 16
The day in photos from around the world.
Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore street photographers
Year in review
Freddie Gray: protests, aftermath
24 hours with...
A. Aubrey Bodine
Viewing Baltimore from above
London Super Comic Convention, LA Marathon, Syrian airstrikes, Brazil protests, Bieber and a monkey | March 15
The day in photos from around the world.
Makeshift camps in Jordan house Syrian refugees
Dozens of small, makeshift tent settlements have sprung up across Jordan, home to thousands of Syrian refugees who don’t want to live in large, government-supervised refugee camps but can’t afford to live in towns and cities.
Aid officials say those in the makeshift camps are among the most vulnerable of close to 625,000 Syrians who fled to Jordan and have registered with the U.N. refugee agency.
Cleaning up Cyclone Pam’s destruction in Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Officials struggled Sunday to determine the scale of the devastation wrought by a monstrous cyclone that tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, with death counts varying in the single digits but expected to rise once communications are restored with outlying islands.
Cyclone Pam in the Pacific, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Kate Moss gets painted| March 14
The aftermath of Cyclone Pam, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations throughout the U.S., and a painterly super model, and more, in the day in photos from around the world.
Airstreaming: Living the aluminum life
At gas stations, campgrounds and places in between, when I stop with my Airstream in tow, one question gets inevitably asked. The answer:
They still make Airstreams.
Sunbathing in St. Petersburg, Alliance Atlas V rocket launch and coca chewing in Boliva | March 13
The day in photos from around the world.
For rent: One Hungarian village, and a mayoral title
Mayor Kristof Pajer was looking for a way to save his tiny Hungarian community from extinction. The solution? He put the whole village up for rent.
For 210,000 forints ($730) a day, visitors get access to seven guest houses that sleep 39 people, a bus stop, horses, chickens and four hectares (10 acres) of farm land.
Guests are offered the temporary title of deputy mayor, giving them the right to oversee law and order and rename the four village streets for the length of their stay.
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From the Vault: K-9 Corps in Baltimore
On March 13, 1942, the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army began training dogs for the newly established War Dog Program, or “K-9 corps.” Over a million dogs served on both sides during World War I.
The Baltimore City Police Department deployed their first K-9 unit on March 1, 1956. Terrance Patrick Cahill, a British police dog trainer that joined the Baltimore police department in 1959, was instrumental in establishing their program, as well as the police dog program in Washington, D.C.
Britain commemorates the end of the Afghan war
Great Britain commemorated the ceasing on combat activities in Afghanistan as the Queen was joined by many veterans at St. Paul’s Cathedral for a service. Prime Minister David Cameron spoke at the ceremony, which was attended by many of the Royal Family. There was a military flyover downtown London and a parade by veterans as they paid tribute to those who fought and died in the 13 year war.