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The day in photos around the world.
2014 FIFA World Cup: Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Netherlands are winners
Spain defeated Australia, 3-0, Netherlands topped Chile, 2-0, Brazil beat Cameroon, 4-1, and Mexico bested Croatia, 3-1, in World Cup action Monday.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off with Brazil vs. Croatia
Host country Brazil defeated Croatia 3-1 during the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In Croatia, bell ringers try to scare away winter and jump-start spring
For centuries, the zvoncari (or bell ringers) of Croatia have donned animal heads and paraded through villages to frighten away the evil spirits of winter and stir up a new spring.
Given how interminable winter in Baltimore has felt this year, maybe it’s time to import the custom.
April 25 Photo Brief: Gwyneth Paltrow-People magazine’s most beautiful woman, radical knitting protesters and the search for bodies continue in Bangladesh
Gwyneth Paltrow, recently named the most beautiful women in the world by People magazine makes a red carpet appearance on Iron Man 3, ‘yarnbombers’ make plans to disrupt the G-8 summit in Ireland this June, rescue workers continue to shift through the rubble of the collapse 8 story building in Bangladesh and more in today’s daily brief.
Oct. 19 Photo Brief: Explosive violence, baby pandas, wonderland fashion and pierced vegetarian faces
A deadly car bomb kills at least two and wounds 15 in Lebanon, devotees pierce their cheeks during the annual vegetarian festival in China, imaginative fashion at the “Alice In Wonderland In Me” show in Japan and more in today’s daily brief.
Gay Pride: The world through rainbow-colored glasses
This week, the Pentagon held its first ever Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Month Event, nine months after the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy officially ended government-sanctioned discrimination against gays serving in the military.
LGBT pride is celebrated every June, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969 — the start of the modern gay rights movement and remembers the struggles and victories of the movement. Today, this “out and proud” mentality emphasizes a culture and community of diversity, tolerance, fashion and flare.
From drag queens to biker chicks, here’s a look at LGBT pride parades, street festivals, and political rallies around the world this month. Some of the following may not be suitable for young children, so parental discretion is advised.
I Heart Soccer: Diehard fans from UEFA Euro 2012
Face it, Americans take their football seriously. But across the Atlantic, Europeans sure love their soccer. Here’s a look at some diehard fans who dressed up to cheer their national teams for Euro 2012.
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