A levitating rhino, wooden hippo and giant rabbit, lightning in China, a wedding and funeral in Iraq | Sept. 3
The day in photos around the world.
Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief art, Brazil, Britain, China, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
The day in photos around the world.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World airstrikes, Iraq, ISIS
President Barack Obama authorized U.S. air strikes on Iraq to prevent “genocide” by Islamist jihadists against religious minorities.
Patrick Maynard 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun 2014 World Cup, Britain, China, France, free speech, India, Iraq, kettling
The day in photos around the world.
Patrick Maynard 0 Comment Daily Brief Brazil World Cup, Bulgaria, France, Iraq, Japan, Palestine, Ukraine
The day in photos around the world.
Thomas Neas 0 Comment World Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Islam, Kurdistan, terrorism
Sunni jihadist forces, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), launched a major offensive in northern Iraq on June 9, resulting in the capture of Iraq’s second largest city on June 10. Counter-attacks by Iraqi security forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga slowed the offensive, and Shiite Iraqis have been volunteering in large numbers to fight ISIS. The US and Iran have been discussing the situation, and might work together to support the Iraqi government.
Patrick Maynard 0 Comment Daily Brief Iraq, mining, Najaf, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, Vladivostok
A filled-to-the brim metalware shop in Najaf seems to defy physics. Celebrations in Vladivostok commemorate the defeat of Nazis, and on the other end of Eurasia, people hitch a ride on an armored vehicle. Friday’s photo brief comprises these scenes, along with 17 other images.
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Michael Gold 0 Comment Daily Brief climbing, Holi, Iraq, paralympics, Purim
Competitors scramble during an international climbing competition in England, unrest continues in Iraq, the Paralympics come to a close and more in today’s daily brief.
Greg Kohn 0 Comment Daily Brief, World gay marriage, Iraq, Mexico, North Korea, Phillipines, South Korea, tennis, Thailand, Turkey, voting
Turkish protestors use fireworks against the police in a protest over a new road, across-border Korean family reunions end, tennis players practice on a floating court at the Mexican Open, and more in today’s daily brief.
Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief, World China, Germany, Iraq, Nepal, Thailand
A cat on the catwalk, cow on an escalator, Bull taming festival, Mount Sinabung erupts, car bombing in Baghdad and more in today’s daily brief.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Daily Brief Cambodia, fashion, Iraq, London, Netherlands, Paris, Syria
Back to school in Syria, Buddhist monks protest, London fashionistas, and more in today’s brief.