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Filipino-Chinese usher in Lunar New Year of the Pig

Dancers in traditional ethnic clothing perform at a temple fair at Longtan Park in Beijing. (Photo | AP)

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Pedestrians pass a frozen water fountain at Bryant Park in New York. The polar vortex that brought many cities to a standstill was expected to come to a swift end with a rapid thaw that experts say could be unprecedented. But the sudden swing from long jo

Polar vortex: Scenes of 'deep freeze' from Niagara falls to US cities

This photo shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse, seen from Los Angeles, Sunday Jan. 20, 2019. (Photo | AP)

Glimpses of the Supermoon and Total Lunar Eclipse

At least 21 people died when Islamist al-Shabab militants stormed a luxury hotel compound in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on January 15. On Wednesday, Kenyan forced ended their 20-hour operation that rescued hundreds of people and left all five assailants dead.

IN PHOTOS | Why the Nairobi hotel siege is one of Kenya's deadliest terror attacks

Swiss Guards march in front of Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Photo | AP)

Pictures from Vatican City's Christmas celebrations

In this December 1968, file photo made available by NASA, Lt. Col. William A. Anders, Apollo 8 lunar module pilot, looks out of a window during the spaceflight. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA's first flight to moon marks 50th anniversary

Indonesia's disaster management agency says the death toll from a tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption has climbed to 281, with over 1000 others injured and 28 missing. (Photo | AP)

Death toll in Indonesia tsunami rises to 281

The Prosper-Haniel mine in the western city of Bottrop and another colliery in Ibbenbueren, 100 kilometers (62 miles) to the north, were the last remnants of an industry that once dominated the region, employing half a million people at its peak in the 1950s. Together, they helped feed the Ruhr valley's hungry steel mills until imports of cheaper, foreign coal made Germany's 'black gold' lose its sheen.The Prosper-Haniel mine in the western city of Bottrop and another colliery in Ibbenbueren, 100 kilometers (62 miles) to the north, were the last remnants of an industry that once dominated the region, employing half a million people at its peak in the 1950s. Together, they helped feed the Ruhr valley's hungry steel mills until imports of cheaper, foreign coal made Germany's 'black gold' lose its sheen. (Photo | AP)

End of an era: Germany closes its last black coal mine

Catriona Elisa Gray from Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at a gala ceremony, where representatives from South Africa and Venezuela secured the first runner-up and second runner-up spots. (Photo: AP)

Catriona Elisa Gray of Philippines crowned Miss Universe 2018

A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, killing 9 people and injuring more than 40 others. (Photo | AP)

Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, several injured

A jet liner flies over the G20 summit venue at the Costa Salguero Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where 19 leaders of the world's biggest economies and a representative of EU are set to meet at the 13th meeting. (Photo: AP)

World's top leaders gather ahead of the thirteenth G20 summit in Argentina

Child boxing is widespread in Thailand, especially in rural areas, where it offers a way for children to help provide for their families and a path to lift them out of poverty, according to its advocates. (Photos | AP)

Shocking images from the world of 'murderous' Thai child kickboxing

Homes levelled by fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)

California wildfire: Ten photos that explain the Paradise 'heat'

Three car-bomb explosions on Friday outside a luxury hotel in the Somali capital left at least 14 people dead and 45 others wounded, media reported. (Photo | AP)

Shocking scenes outside luxury hotel in Somalia where car bomb attack killed at least 20

A fast-moving wildfire across Northern California's Butte County burned a hospital, hundreds of homes and left five dead on Friday. IN PIC: Fires burn toward homes as seen from a helicopter over the Calabasas section of Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

California city battles destructive wildfires, force thousands to flee

The high-profile 2018 midterm elections in the US delivered several significant firsts as voters came out in record numbers to elect the first two Muslim women, the youngest woman ever in Congress and the nation's first openly gay governor. (Photo | AP)

US midterm elections: A look at the House's 'firsts'

Images of a tiny red bird that barely fills the palm of one's hand appear everywhere in Venezuela — printed on money, labels of craft beer bottles and the cover of children's school books. But the finch-like red siskin is vanishing from the wild at an alarming rate, falling prey to a century of shrinking forests and poachers cashing in on their brilliant red feathers, prized around the world by breeders of exotic birds.(Photo | AP)

Venezuela's vanishing red bird gets a lifeline from coffee farmers

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on Friday. (Photo | AP)

China welcomes Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Ivanka is the daughter of current US President Donald Trump and his first wife and former model Ivana Trump. She is her father's senior advisor, apart from being the first Jewish member of US First Family. She converted before marrying her Jewish husband,

Here are key facts about US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka on her 37th birthday

An Indonesian Lion Air passenger jet feared to have crashed on Monday was carrying 189 passengers and crew when it went missing shortly after take-off. The aircraft, bound for Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka off the coast of Sumatra, lost contact w

IN PHOTOS | Indonesia's Lion Air plane crashes into the sea with 189 passengers onboard

Millions of people each year are drawn to Baishui's frosty beauty on the southeastern edge of the Third Pole - a region in Central Asia with the world's third-largest store of ice after Antarctica and Greenland that's roughly the size of Texas and New Mexico combined. (Photo | AP)

Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries

Foreign tourists are flocking to a group of rocky islands a few miles off the coast of Peru's capital for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a chance to swim with sea lions. (Photo | AP)

Tourists flock to swim with sea lions near Peru's capital

A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said. (Photo | AFP)

Passenger train derails in Morocco, at least 7 killed

Animal-rights campaigners are hoping this year's festival season in Nepal will be a little less bloody.(Photo | AP)

Activists hope to stop animal sacrifice during Nepal's biggest festival

Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, married her wine merchant fiance, Jack Brooksbank at a start-studded ceremony in Windsor Castle on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Princess Eugenie weds Jack Brooksbank: Celebrations at Windsor Castle

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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has joined hands with Defence Ministry to host Aero India 2019, the expo that showcases latest technologies and products in country's aerospace engineering. (Photo | Nagaraja Gadekal/EPS)
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As south Indian star Vedhika turns 31, let us take a look at some of the stunning photos of the 'Kaaviya Thalaivan' actress. (Photo | Vedhika Instagram)
Happy birthday Vedhika: Check out some gorgeous photos of the diva
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PM Modi receives Seoul Peace Prize for 2018
Metal Birds manouevers during the inauguration of the 12th edition of Aero India 2019 air show at Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo | EPS)
Asia's largest air show Aero India 2019 begins in Bengaluru