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  • Parade re-creates medieval scene in Belgium

    2013-07-05 16:18

    Ommegang, an annual parade in Brussels, Belgium, re-creates the arrival in Brussels of Charles V and his son Philippe on June 5, 1549, with a large following.

  • Independence Day celebrations

    2013-07-05 11:22

    Fourth of July Independence Day celebrated in the United States.

  • Chinese designer shows collection in Paris

    2013-07-05 10:16

    Models present creations by Chinese designer Laurence Xu as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris July 4, 2013.

  • Muscle Beach Independence Day

    2013-07-05 08:35

    People compete in the Muscle Beach Independence Day bodybuilding contest on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 2013.

  • America celebrates ahead of Independence Day

    2013-07-04 18:38

    Visitors to the National Archives view the Declaration of Independence, preserved under glass and special lighting, ahead of the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday in Washington, July 3, 2013.

  • Hurt Locker: Afghan soldier stops a suicide bomb

    2013-07-04 11:07

    In a scene reminiscent of the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker, images have emerged of a bomb disposal expert defusing a bomb strapped to a man wearing a suicide vest in Afghanistan.

  • Jubilant crowds celebrate after Mursi overthrown

    2013-07-04 08:01

    Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, wave the Egyptian national flag as they gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 3, 2013.

  • Memorial service held for 19 Arizona firefighters

    2013-07-03 15:02

    People attend a memorial service at Prescott High School for 19 firefighters who perished battling a fast-moving wildfire in Prescott, Arizona July 2, 2013.

  • Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games medals unveiled

    2013-07-02 21:48

    A gold medal manufactured for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, is seen on display at the Adamas jewellery factory in Moscow, June 28, 2013.

  • A photo review of Obama's African trip

    2013-07-02 10:00

    US President Obama is seeking to build a new economic partnership with Africa.

  • Festival of vintage planes in Ukraine

    2013-07-02 07:56

    A July 2-4 festival of vintage planes in the Aviation Museum at the Zhulyany airport in Kiev will feature 27 aircraft, including visiting aircraft -- WWll Soviet fighter Yakovlev 3, American P-51D 'Mustang' fighter and Tiger Moth training aircraft of the British Royal Air Force

  • Lantern starts fire at British recycling plant

    2013-07-02 07:54

    Firefighters are tackling the blaze involving 100,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material and the factory unit has claimed that the plastic materials were first set alight by falling paper lanterns.

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  • Group a building block for Africa

    An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.
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