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2017 Paraguay-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally, 39th Dakar Edition, Seventh stage from Oruro to Uyuni, Bolivia on January 9, 2017. Juan Salvatierra of Bolivia rides his KTM. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

2017 Paraguay-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally, 39th Dakar Edition, Seventh stage from Oruro to Uyuni, Bolivia on January 9, 2017. Juan Salvatierra of Bolivia rides his KTM. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)
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11 Jan 2017 14:35:00


“Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, primarily known for his work in ballet. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed”.

Photo: British ballerina Margot Fonteyn (Margaret Hookham) (1919 – 1991) and her professional partner during his tenure with the Royal Ballet Rudolf Nureyev. (Photo by Potter/Express/Getty Images). 12th December 1965. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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16 Mar 2011 09:10:00


The Last Bell (we mean the bell that informs the pupils about the beginning or the ending of the lessons) is the traditional feast of the Russian pupils who leave the school. The Last School Bell feast occurs in the end of May, when the school year has already finished, but the final examinations have not begun yet. (Read more...)
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02 Jun 2011 13:39:00
Chinese artist Zhou Jie takes a nap on an unfinished iron wire bed, one of her sculpture works, after lunch as a friend of hers looks on at Beijing Now Art Gallery, in Beijing August 11, 2014. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Chinese artist Zhou Jie takes a nap on an unfinished iron wire bed, one of her sculpture works, after lunch as a friend of hers looks on at Beijing Now Art Gallery, in Beijing August 11, 2014. Zhou started her art project titled “36 Days” on August 9, in which she would live inside an exhibition hall with an unfinished iron wire bed, some iron wire sculptures in the shape of stuffed animal dolls, a certain amount of food and her mobile phone, for 36 days. The entire process is open to visitors and she may also interact with them, according to Zhou. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)
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16 Aug 2014 10:37:00
Singapore Hindus Celebrate Thaipusam Festival

“Kavadi Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War. It is often performed during the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The Kavadi itself is a physical burden through which the devotees implore for help from the God Murugan”. – Wikipedia

Photo: A devotee pulls his procession burden connected by hooks pierced in his back during the Thaipusam procession at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on February 7, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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07 Feb 2012 10:22:00
A reveller, covered in mud, chats with friends during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 26, 2015. (Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

A reveller, covered in mud, chats with friends during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 26, 2015. The outdoor festival runs from 24 to 29 June. (Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters)
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27 Jun 2015 13:41:00
A woman looks at head of bluefin tuna on display in front of a store at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Monday, February 19, 2018.  The large bluefin are particularly valuable in Japan, where they are considered a premium sushi and sashimi fish. A single fish sold for more than $1.75 million at an auction in Japan in 2013. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

A woman looks at head of bluefin tuna on display in front of a store at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Monday, February 19, 2018. The large bluefin are particularly valuable in Japan, where they are considered a premium sushi and sashimi fish. A single fish sold for more than $1.75 million at an auction in Japan in 2013. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
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06 Mar 2018 00:05:00
Cuban migrant Yamilen Arbelo, 40, walks down a hill as she crosses the border from Colombia through the jungle into La Miel, in the province of Guna Yala, Panama November 29, 2015. According to local authorities in La Miel, some 100 to 150 Cubans have been entering Panama from Colombia every day for the last three months. Scores of Cubans have come to Panama as they seek overland passage towards the United States fearing a recent detente between Washington and Havana could end their preferential treatment. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

Cuban migrant Yamilen Arbelo, 40, walks down a hill as she crosses the border from Colombia through the jungle into La Miel, in the province of Guna Yala, Panama November 29, 2015. According to local authorities in La Miel, some 100 to 150 Cubans have been entering Panama from Colombia every day for the last three months. Scores of Cubans have come to Panama as they seek overland passage towards the United States fearing a recent detente between Washington and Havana could end their preferential treatment. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
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01 Dec 2015 08:00:00