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Bird spectacle in Missouri

[2013-06-24 13:49]

Some of the estimated 1.3 million snow geese take flight and fill the skies creating an illusion of a blizzard at a national wildlife refuge, Missouri, United States.

Have fun in the Black Sea

[2013-06-21 09:27]

A boy swims in the Black Sea in the Crimean village of Beregove June 20, 2013.

Highlights of Paris Air Show

[2013-06-20 14:10]

Tiger helicopters participate in a flying display during the 50th International Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport in Paris, France, June 17, 2013.

UN says 45.2m refugees and displaced people

[2013-06-20 10:49]

The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012.

US surveillance program exposed

[2013-06-13 14:36]

Former NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed the massive US global surveillance program.

Daredevil musicians' gig in the sky

[2013-05-30 09:59]

A trio of daredevil musicians known as Led Zipline takes to the skies for jamming sessions, dangling 300 meters above a French gorge.

Vincent and Bruno tie the knot in France's 1st gay wedding

[2013-05-30 07:36]

Two men married each other in the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday, in the first same-sex wedding in a country rocked by protests for and against the reform.

An act of balance

[2013-05-25 11:15]

Austrian tightrope walker Christian Waldner passes the roof of St. Stephen's cathedral on a high line in Vienna May 24, 2013. The line was fixed between St. Stephen's cathedral's two south towers 60 meters above ground.

Vesak Day in honor of Buddha in Thailand

[2013-05-25 13:53]

Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 24, 2013.

Gamou-Ndande ceremony in Senegal

[2013-05-23 12:24]

Every year, inhabitants of the village take part in a Sufi Muslim ceremony called Gamou-Ndande.

Chelsea Flower Show in London

[2013-05-21 06:42]

A visitor looks at a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013.

Rare ocean giant making a comeback

[2013-05-20 13:43]

The world's largest animal appears to be making a comeback in waters off New Zealand.