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In Pictures: Thai Red Shirts hold mass demonstrations [UPDATED]

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:28:00 -0400

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Buddhist monks join Red Shirt anti-government rally [Photos]

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:54:00 -0400

Hundreds of Buddhist monks from northern and northeastern Thailand arrived in Bangkok on Sunday to attend the mass demonstration of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). The monks collected alms, chanted prayers for the demonstrators and pleaded for the Thai government not to use force against the red-shirted protesters. A group of monks spoke on the anti-government stage, saying they were not involved in politics.

All-black pinguin discovered on an island near Atlantica

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:42:00 -0500

A rare all-black pinguin has been discovered on the island of South Georgia near Atlantica. According to biologists, the animal has lost control of its pigmentation, which is an extremely rare mutation.

Beautiful optical illusion

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:47:00 -0500

An amazing example of optical illusion by Craig Tracy and steps showing how it has been created.

Beautiful Pieces of Edible Art [Photo]

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:48:00 -0500

Jessica Simpson Meets Long-Neck Karen Women in Thailand [Photo]

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:41:00 -0500

Jessica Simpson was photographed in Thailand with women of the Karen ethnic group and friends while filming her new reality show "The Price of Beauty". The Karen are best known for the neck rings worn by women from the Kayan tribe or Padaung tribe of Karen people from the border region of Myanmar and Thailand.

Celebrities as Avatar Characters

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:19:00 -0500

The Most Beautiful Libraries In The World

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:40:00 -0500

Below are some of the most beautiful libraries from around the world.

Jennifer Lopez in Figure-Hugging Leather Catsuit (PHOTOS)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:20:00 -0500

Jennifer Lopez performed at the 60th Sanremo Song Festival in north-western Italy over the weekend, wearing a black lace-up leather catsuit. JLo sang a medley of her hits: "Jenny from the Block," "Waiting for Tonight," "Love Don't Cost a Thing," "Get Right" and "Lets Get Loud."

Lady Gaga's Most Extravagant Outfits

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:18:00 -0500

Got some milk, mama? Squirrel thinks it's a kitten

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:05:00 -0500

This little red squirrel was rescued after being found injured in a Colombian park. Rescuer Ruben Gaviria admitted him into his Envigado home amid concerns that the furry fellow may not survive. Luckily, his cat Tita took the little squirrel under her wing... ummm paw, even providing milk to help him recover.

U.S. Marines feast on creepy crawlies

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:35:00 -0500

(1) A U.S. Marine eats a scorpion. (2) Another marine eats a lizard (3) and a third one drinks the blood of a cobra. (4) A female marine holds a cobra by the tail. (5) A U.S. marine gets ready to bite into a frog during the Cobra Gold jungle survival exercise. About 14,000 military personnel from six nations are taking part in Cobra Gold, the largest U.S.-led war games in the Pacific.

Best of New Year Celebration Photos

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:06:00 -0500

2010 New Year's celebrations all over the globe

25 Unlikely Animal Friendships

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:57:00 -0500

Who ever said that different animals can’t get along?

Jackie Chan in Thailand

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:00 -0500

Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan is in Thailand to visit the children and patients at Mercy Centre, a home and shelters for orphans, children and mothers living with HIV/AIDS and adult AIDS hospice as part of his philanthropy trip in Asia.

Dog adopts orphaned macaque monkey in Chiang Mai

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:00 -0500

Monks at the Tung Luang Buddhist temple in Thailand's Chiang Mai province recently began caring for a 3-month-old macaque monkey whose mother was killed by a hunter. Helping them with the task of raising the young monkey is Tan, a resident "temple dog" who, Metro U.K. reports, has not only taken the monkey under his wing but even voluntarily shares his food with it!

Pets Rock 2010 calendar: animals with personality

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:25:00 -0400

A company called Takkoda has produced a calendar of pets made to look like rock stars.

Thailand Rice Art

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:45:00 -0400

In this photo taken on Aug. 23, 2009 and released on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 by the environmental activist group Greenpeace, ”rice art” covering 16,000 square meters area in a field in Ratchaburi province in central Thailand, made by planting two varieties of organic rice and depicting traditional rice farming. Greenpeace advocates growing organic farm products and oppose production of genetically engineered food, which it says can be harmful to the growing environment.